Module 3

Question 1

What do minerals form on Earth?

Answer 1

Bedrock

Question 2

What is an important component of soil?

Answer 2

Minerals

Question 3

Who studies rocks of all sorts?

Answer 3

Petrologists

Question 4

What do farmers rely on for good crops?

Answer 4

Soil

Question 4

What is the process involving minerals called?

Answer 4

Mineralogy

Question 5

What mineral is used as an example of a pure substance?

Answer 5

Quartz

Question 6

Which organization tracks approved minerals?

Answer 6

International Minerology Association (IMA)

Question 7

What color are the dominant olivine grains in the sand?

Answer 7

Green

Question 8

What material besides minerals is mentioned in sand composition?

Answer 8

Shells

Question 9

To what mineral family does aquamarine, emerald, morganite belong?

Answer 9

Beryl

Question 10

What is the defining characteristic of dogtooth spar?

Answer 10

Crystal shape

Question 11

How would you describe Iceland spar’s appearance?

Answer 11

Clear

Question 12

What element primarily causes the color variation in beryl?

Answer 12

Trace elements

Question 13

What mineral is ruby a variety of?

Answer 13

Corundum

Question 17

What gemstone is often used in water softeners?

Answer 17

Zeolite

Question 18

What process creates synthetic minerals?

Answer 18

Synthesis

Question 19

What is another name for synthetic gemstones?

Answer 19

Simulants

Question 20

What color is most common for sapphires?

Answer 20

Blue

Question 21

What is the origin of the natural topaz in ?

Answer 21

Sri Lanka

Question 22

What treatment enhances the color of commercial blue topaz?

Answer 22

Heat

Question 23

What is the defining characteristic of crystalline minerals?

Answer 23

Orderly structure

Question 24

What is a special exception to the definition of a mineral?

Answer 24

Mercury

Question 25

Why is mercury considered a mineral despite being liquid at Earth's surface?

Answer 25

Naturally occurring

Question 26

Where is a famous cinnabar locale located?

Answer 26

Almaden, Spain

Question 27

What are mineraloids?

Answer 27

Amorphous solids

Question 28

What is an example of a mineraloid?

Answer 28

Obsidian

Question 29

Living organisms produce crystalline materials through a process.

Answer 29

Biomineralization

Question 30

For how many years have organisms produced biominerals?

Answer 30

600 million

Question 31

What mineral makes up teeth?

Answer 31

Calcium carbonate

Question 32

What is an example of a mineral formed by inorganic processes?

Answer 32

Limestones

Question 33

What is an example of an anthropogenically formed mineral?

Answer 33

Goethite

Question 34

American mineralogist?

Answer 34

James Dwight Dana

Question 35

The linking forms atomic structures called?

Answer 35

Polymers