PHSC 211 Midterm Review (Answers for Quizzes 1-7) Graded A+ 2024.

PHSC 211 Midterm Review (Answers for Quizzes 1-7) Graded A+ 2024. All the following properties of minerals are used for identification except ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER Melting Point Quartz can scratch all of the following except ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER Topaz A naturally occurring inorganic substance with a definite chemical composition is a ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER Mineral Having 3 planes of cleavage is an identifying property of which mineral(s)? - CORRECT ANSWER a. Galena b. Calcite c. Halite 5. Metallic minerals are all ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER Opaque The way light reflects off a mineral's surface is referred to as its ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER Luster If a mineral is permitted to grow unhindered during its formation, the resulting shape will always be its ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER Crystal Form All magnetic minerals are also ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER Metallic The tool used to determine the color of the powder of mineral is a ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER Streak Plate A mineral that can scratch a nail but that cannot scratch glass is ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER Apatite Which mineral is metallic? - CORRECT ANSWER Hematite The cubic shape identifies a mineral that has ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER a. 3 planes of cleavage b. cleavage planes intersecting at 90° c. an absence of fracture surfaces