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Mineral Identification Chapter Test

This document contains a 10 question chapter test on minerals. It covers topics like the definition of a mineral, their properties used for identification like hardness, streak and density. It also asks questions to test understanding of specific minerals like quartz, calcite, feldspar and their occurrence in rocks. The last question is about the most common rock-forming mineral.

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Mineral Identification Chapter Test

This document contains a 10 question chapter test on minerals. It covers topics like the definition of a mineral, their properties used for identification like hardness, streak and density. It also asks questions to test understanding of specific minerals like quartz, calcite, feldspar and their occurrence in rocks. The last question is about the most common rock-forming mineral.

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Chapter Test II

1. Which of the following is NOT a mineral?


a. Silicate
b. Table salt
c. Table sugar
d. Snow flakes
2. What characteristics must a substance
possess to be considered a mineral
I. Must be inorganic
II. It must be hard and compact
III. It must be naturally found in nature
IV. It must be solid at room temperature

A. I, II and III only


B. II, III and IV only
C. I, III and IV only
D. I, II and IV only
3. What is the basis in classifying minerals?
a. color
b. streak
c. Specific gravity
d. Chemical composition
4. A mineral is harder than glass but softer
than steel. What must it be?
a. talc
b. quartz
c. calcite
d. feldspar
5. A systematic diamond is prepared in a
laboratory-made diamond a mineral?
a. Yes, because it is still made up of inorganic
substances.
b. Yes, because it still has a definite chemical
composition
c. No. because it is made up of carbon atoms
d. No. Because it is not made through a natural
process
6. Why is color not a very useful property in
mineral indentification?
a. because some minerals are clear or colorless
b. because each mineral has its own distinct
color
c. because same minerals can have different
colors
d. because the color of a mineral can be
different from its streak
7. What property does the Mohs Scale
measure?
a. Luster
b. Density
c. Hardness
d. Specific gravity
8. Which of the following is TRUE about all
silicate minerals?
a. They have high density and perfect cleavage
b. They are colorless, transparent, and prismatic
c. They are made up of two main elements
silicon and oxygen
d. a, b and c
9. You found a clear mineral embedded in a rock. It cannot be
scratched by a fingernail but can be scratched by a knife. What
mineral is it?
A. Quartz
B. Calcite
C. Gypsum
D. Diamond
10. Which of the following is the most common
rock-forming mineral type?
A. Quartz
B. Calcite
C. Alkali feldspar
D. Plagioclase feldspar
Rock Color Texture Vesicular or Non Density
(Light or Dark) (Glassy, Fine, Vesicular (Less or High)
Coarse)
Pumice
Calcite
Granite
Dolomite
Sandstone
Rock Color Texture Vesicular or Non Density
(Light or Dark) (Glassy, Fine, Vesicular (Less or High)
Coarse)
Pumice
Calcite coarse
Granite
Dolomite fine
Sandstone fine

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