Exam 3: Patterns in Nature: Minerals

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It is rare for mineral crystals to display any sort of symmetry (invariance of pattern with respect to a transformation,such as rotation or mirror-image reflection).

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Question 21

The shininess of a mineral is a helpful diagnostic property termed ____________.

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Question 22

Minerals are all naturally occurring solid substances with a definable chemical composition.They must also possess ____________.

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Question 23

Minerals in geodes form spectacular euhedral crystals because ____________.

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Question 24

Minerals are classified into groups primarily on the basis of ____________.

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Question 25

The color of a mineral in powdered form is termed ____________.

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Question 26

Which of the following minerals is softest?

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Question 27

Gemstones are commonly found in pegmatites,which are igneous rocks that are ____________.

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Question 28

Cleavage in minerals refers to ____________.

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Question 29

In which type of silicate are the greatest proportion of oxygen atoms shared by pairs of adjacent tetrahedra?

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Question 30

The single property that can be used to identify any mineral is ____________.

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Question 31

Natural glass is not considered a mineral because it ____________.

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Question 32

A single mineral may take on multiple crystalline lattice structures.

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Question 33

Two distinct minerals may have the same chemical formula.

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Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a mineral?

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It is rare for mineral crystals to display any sort of symmetry (invariance of pattern with respect to a transformation,such as rotation or mirror-image reflection).

The shininess of a mineral is a helpful diagnostic property termed ____________.

Minerals are all naturally occurring solid substances with a definable chemical composition.They must also possess ____________.

Minerals in geodes form spectacular euhedral crystals because ____________.

Minerals are classified into groups primarily on the basis of ____________.

The color of a mineral in powdered form is termed ____________.

Which of the following minerals is softest?

Gemstones are commonly found in pegmatites,which are igneous rocks that are ____________.

Cleavage in minerals refers to ____________.

In which type of silicate are the greatest proportion of oxygen atoms shared by pairs of adjacent tetrahedra?

The single property that can be used to identify any mineral is ____________.

Natural glass is not considered a mineral because it ____________.

A single mineral may take on multiple crystalline lattice structures.

Two distinct minerals may have the same chemical formula.

Which of the following is NOT a mineral?

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags, cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Running Water: the Geology of Streams and Floods

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

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