Minerals

Introduction vocabulary to Minerals

11 cards·by charmon

Minerals

Naturally made, solid in composition that make up rocks

Rock

Made up of minerals; there are 3: sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic

Color

Most easily observed but least useful due to many different minerals can be the same color

Luster

If the mineral shines in reflected light

Streak

Color of the mineral's powder when rubbed on an unglazed tile

Cleavage

Tendency to split easily or to separate on flat surfaces

Hardness

Resistance to being scratched

Mohs Scale

Hardness scale with ranking of 1-10; 1 is softest and 10 is hardest

Talc

Softest mineral; ranking of 1 on Mohs Scale

Diamond

Ranking of 10; Hardest mineral known to man

Malleable

Minerals that can be hammered or shaped into something