ch 26.1 Flashcards
(26 cards)
natural occuring inorgnic with a crystalline form
minteral
color of a mineral in a powder form
streak
breaks along preferred planes of weakness creating sets of smooth parallel
cleavages
breaks with surface exhibits
fracture
resistance to scratching
hardness
molten rock
magma
what are two most abundant that make up the earth rocks
feldspar and quart
what dos inorganic mean
relaiting to or denoting compounds
a mineral is
what dose arrangement of an atom and the bonds between them refiect about a mineral
what are all the ways to identify minerals
luster streak atomic arangement
what are the two type of luster
nonmetacllic
metacllic
how dose metallic luster reflect light
how dose nonmetallic luster reflect light
how do u perform a streak
rubbin a mineral on an unglazed
what are two type of breakage that can happen to minerals
cleavage and fracture
what is the is the scale to meaure the hardness of a mineral
mohs
what is the number range on mohs scale of hardness
1 - 10
how many differnent crystal shape systems are there
6
minerals grow from what
inside out
what are 3 ways minerals can form
monten rock hot water evaperation
what are the two mineral groups?
silicacets and non
which mineral group is the most abundant in earth’s crust?
siliactes
what elements are the silicates made up of?
oxengen an silicon