1. Name:__________________________ Date:_______________
Earth Science Rabbi Goldberg
Minerals
I. Introduction
a. The lithosphere is made of one or more
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i. Called _____________________
b. All Rocks are ______________________
i. Monominerelic – ________________________________
ii. Polymineralic- a _________________________________
II. Minerals
a. Minerals
i. Are naturally occurring, inorganic crystalline solid materials
with definite chemical composition, structure, and specific
physical properties
ii. Scientist have discovered ___________________________
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iii. Around 12 ______________________________________
iv. These minerals are nicknamed ___________________
III. Characteristics of minerals in rocks
a. Minerals can be made up
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IV. The most abundant ( plenty of ) element is
a. _________________________
b. The second is ____________________________________
V. How can we tell what type of mineral were are looking at?
a. Minerals are identified based upon physical and chemical properties
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ii. ________________________
iii. _______________________
iv. _______________________
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b. Color
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ii. This is most minerals _________________________________
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c. Hardness
i. Hardeness-
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1. Moh’ Scale of Hardness

2. a. List 10 minerals ________________
i. #1 is talc with is the softest mineral
ii. #10 is diamonds which is the hardest
mineral
b. By using this list ________________________
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i. For example if
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1. Answer is ______
2. Streak
a. ______________________________________
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b. The color of the mineral
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3. Luster
a. If you would look at the __________________
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b. It might shine like metal _________________
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i. it might not shine like metal and
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4. Cleavage vs. Fracture
a. Lets say I would break a mineral
i. ________________________________
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ii. If the mineral has __________________
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5. Crystal formation

3. a. This depends on _____________________
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i. Is the mineral _____________________
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ii. Two mineral with
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6. Specific gravity
a. The ratio of the weight of a mineral to equal
volume of water
b. A mineral with specific gravity 3.0 will be 3x
heavier then the equal volume of water
c. Specific gravity = density
7. Special Properties
a. _____________________________________
i. Calcite will ____________________
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ii. Halite _________________________
iii. Magnetite – ____________________
VI. Mineral Properties
a. Minerals are __________________
i. The atoms inside __________________________________
ii. Two mineral ___________________________________
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1. Graphite and diamonds _________________________
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a. Diamonds are under
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