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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Minerals Properties I
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


Reniform, dendritic, prismatic, acicular, bladed or massive are terms to describe which property

 

Specific Gravity
Hardness
Cleavage
Habit

The Mohs scale is used to define which mineral property ?

 

Specific Gravity
Hardness
Cleavage
Habit

Which property of a mineral is the way that it breaks along well defined planes of weakness ?

 

Hardness
Cleavage
Colour
Lustre

The Mohs scale has a scale ranging between

 

1-10
1-20
0-10
1-5

Cubic, Tetragonal, Monoclinic, Triclinic, Orthorhombic, Trigonal & Hexagonal are the main groups of

 

Specific Gravity
Crystal System
Streak
Hardness

The most basic property used to identify a mineral is its

 

Hardness
Cleavage
Colour
Lustre

The characteristic appearance of a crystal that is determined by its main form is known as its

 

Fracture
Cleavage
Hardness
Habit

Which mineral property is seen if the spcimen breaks and leaves an uneven surface ?

 

Fracture
Cleavage
Colour
Lustre

Concoidal, hackly & splintry are terms used to describe which mineral property ?

 

Fracture
Cleavage
Hardness
Habit

The shape in which minerals crystalise according to their symmetry is known as their

 

Specific Gravity
Crystal System
Streak
Hardness


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