Physical and Chemical Properties of Minerals

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  1. 2. The reaction of a mineral to light.
  2. 4. Describe how minerals break into pieces.
  3. 7. Considered economically significant
  4. 8. It indicates the extent of light that can pass through the mineral.
  5. 9. It is the ability of a mineral to attract or repel other minerals.
  6. 15. It is the distinct smell of a mineral that is usually released from chemical reactions.
  7. 16. These minerals are formed as precipitates close to Earth’s surface or as oxidation products during weathering.
  8. 17. The largest and most abundant group containing silicon and oxygen.
  9. 18. It tells how a mineral’s crystals are arranged.
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  1. 1. It is considered an important biological mineral.
  2. 3. It is the measure of mineral’s resistance to scratching.
  3. 5. These minerals forms in areas with high evaporation rates, where salty water slowly evaporates.
  4. 6. The level of resistance or reaction of minerals to stress.
  5. 7. The measure of the density of a mineral.
  6. 10. It contains metals and intermetallic elements, semimetals, nonmetals, or natural alloys.
  7. 11. It is the result of the way minerals absorb light.
  8. 12. Mostly found deposited in marine environments.
  9. 13. These minerals contain natural salts.
  10. 14. The color of the mineral in powder form.