Mineral Madness 

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Directions:  Click on the links within each of the questions to find the answers.  Write your answers in complete sentences in the spaces provided on your sheet.

1. What are the five properties of all minerals?

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2.  List and describe 4 physical properties that are used to classify minerals.

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3.  What is Moh's Hardness Scale?

4.  Describe the steps you would take in order to find the hardness of an unknown mineral.

5.  Order the following minerals from the hardest to softest:  sulfur, quarts, galena, fledspar, diamond.

6.  What is the difference between a mineral and a gemstone?

 

 

7.  What is your birthday and birthstone?

8. Tell about 5 minerals and how they are used.

 

 

 

9.  Why is Georgius Agricloa important to geology and what are 5 things that he contributed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.  Identify the minerals on this web page and print out your answers.  You may need to use the information on the following pages to help you.

·  Alphabetical Mineral Reference Page

·  The Image

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