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


The Mohs scale has a scale ranging between

 

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

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

 

Cleavage
Lustre
Colour
Fracture

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

 

Cleavage
Habit
Hardness
Fracture

The Mohs scale is used to define which mineral property ?

 

Hardness
Habit
Cleavage
Specific Gravity

The most basic property used to identify a mineral is its

 

Cleavage
Lustre
Colour
Hardness

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

 

Cleavage
Habit
Hardness
Fracture

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

 

Hardness
Habit
Cleavage
Specific Gravity

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

 

Crystal System
Hardness
Streak
Specific Gravity

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

 

Cleavage
Lustre
Colour
Hardness

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

 

Crystal System
Hardness
Streak
Specific Gravity


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