Chapter Questions
Sample 1: What is this sampleās hardness?a. harder than glassb. softer than glass but harder than nailc. softer than nail but harder than copperd. softer than copper but harder than a fingernaile. softer than a fingernail
Sample 2: What is this sampleās hardness?a. harder than glassb. softer than glass but harder than nailc. softer than nail but harder than copperd. softer than copper but harder than a fingernaile. softer than a fingernail
Sample 3: What is this sampleās hardness?a. harder than glassb. softer than glass but harder than nailc. softer than nail but harder than copperd. softer than copper but harder than a fingernaile. softer than a fingernail
Sample 4: What is this sampleās hardness?a. harder than glassb. softer than glass but harder than nailc. softer than nail but harder than copperd. softer than copper but harder than a fingernaile. softer than a fingernail
Sample 5: What is this sampleās hardness?a. harder than glassb. softer than glass but harder than nailc. softer than nail but harder than copperd. softer than copper but harder than a fingernaile. softer than a fingernail
Sample 6. What is this sampleās hardness?a. harder than glassb. softer than glass but harder than nailc. softer than nail but harder than copperd. softer than copper but harder than a fingernaile. softer than a fingernail
Sample 7: This sample has:a. no cleavage (it fractures) b. 1 cleavage planec. 2 cleavage planes at 90o d. 3 cleavage planes at 90oe. 4 cleavage planes
Sample 8: This sample has:a. no cleavage (it fractures)b. 1 cleavage planec. 2 cleavage planes not at $90^{\circ}$d. 3 cleavage planes not at $90^{\circ}$e. 4 cleavage planes
Sample $9:$ This sample has:a. no cleavage (it fractures)b. 1 cleavage planec. 2 cleavage planes not at $90^{\circ}$d. 3 cleavage planes at $90^{\circ}$e. 4 cleavage planes
Sample $10:$ This sample has:a. no cleavage (it fractures)b. 1 cleavage planec. 2 cleavage planes not at $90^{\circ}$d. 2 cleavage planes at $90^{\circ}$e. 4 cleavage planes
Sample 11: This sample has:a. no cleavage (it fractures)b. 1 cleavage planec. 2 cleavage planes not at $90^{\circ}$d. 2 cleavage planes at $90^{\circ}$e. 3 cleavage planes at $90^{\circ}$
Sample 11: What is this sample's hardness?a. harder than glassb. softer than glass but harder than nailc. softer than nail but harder than copperd. softer than copper but harder than a fingernaile. softer than a fingernail
Sample 12: This sample has:a. no cleavage (it fractures)b. 1 cleavage planec. 2 cleavage planes not at $90^{\circ}$d. 2 cleavage planes at $90^{\circ}$e. 3 cleavage planes not at $90^{\circ}$
Sample $12:$ What is this sample's hardness?a. harder than glassb. softer than glass but harder than nailc. softer than nail but harder than copperd. softer than copper but harder than a fin-gernaile. softer than a fingernail
Sample $13:$ What is the streak of this sample?a. dark gray streakb. white streakc. reddish brown streakd. pale yellow streak
Sample $13:$ What is the luster of this sample?a. non-metallic, vitreousb. non-metallic, earthyc. non-metallic, greasyd. non-metallic, waxye. metallic
Sample 14 : What is the streak of this sample?a. dark gray to black streakb. white streakc. reddish brown streakd. pale yellow streak
Sample 14 : Which other item(s) is/are characteristic(s) of this sample?a. stains the fingersb. harder than glassc. greasy feeld. both a and $b$e. both a and $c$
Sample $15:$ What is the streak of this sample?a. dark gray to black streakb. white streakc. reddish brown streakd. pale yellow streak
Sample $16:$ What is the luster of this sample?a. non-metallic, vitreousb. non-metallic, earthyc. non-metallic, greasyd. non-metallic, waxye. metallic
Sample 16: Due to its appearance, this sample has often been confused with native gold, a mineral with a hardness of $2.5-3 .$ How does its hardness compare with that of gold?a. Sample 16 is harder than gold.b. Sample 16 is softer than gold.
Sample 17 : What is the streak of this sample?a. dark gray to black streakb. white streakc. reddish brown streakd. pale yellow streak
Sample 17 : What another unique property does this sample have?a. effervescence in acidb. it is magneticc. it tastes saltyd. it feels soapye. it writes on paper
Sample $18 .$ Examine this entire sample closely with a hand lens. What is the luster of this sample?a. non-metallic, vitreousb. non-metallic, earthyc. non-metallic, greasyd. non-metallic, waxye. metallic
Sample 1 : What is this sample?a. Microclineb. Fluoritec. Quartzd. Olivinee. Talcf. Selenite (Gypsum)
Sample 2 : What is this sample?a. Microclineb. Fluoritec. Quartzd. Olivinee. Talcf. Selenite (Gypsum)
Sample $3:$ What is this sample?a. Microclineb. Fluoritec. Quartzd. Olivinee. Talcf. Selenite (Gypsum)
Sample 4 : What is this sample?a. Microclineb. Fluoritec. Quartzd. Olivinee. Talcf. Selenite (Gypsum)
Sample $4:$ What other unique property does this sample have?a. effervescence in acidb. it is magneticc. it tastes saltyd. it feels soapye. it writes on paper
Sample 5 : What is this sample?a. Microclineb. Fluoritec. Quartzd. Olivinee. Talcf. Selenite (Gypsum)
Sample $6:$ What is this sample?a. Microclineb. Fluoritec. Quartzd. Olivinee. Talcf. Selenite (Gypsum)
Sample $7:$ What is this sample?a. Pyroxeneb. Muscovite Micac. Halited. Amphibolee. Calcitef. Biotite Mica
Sample 7 : What other unique property does this sample have?a. effervescence in acidb. it is magneticc. it tastes saltyd. it feels soapye. it writes on paper
Sample $8:$ What is this sample?a. Pyroxeneb. Muscovite Micac. Halited. Amphibolee. Calcitef. Biotite Mica
Sample 8 : What other unique property does this sample have?a. effervescence in acidb. it is magneticc. it tastes saltyd. it feels soapye. it writes on paper
Sample $9:$ What is this sample?a. Pyroxeneb. Muscovite Micac. Halited. Amphibolee. Calcitef. Biotite Mica
Sample $10:$ What is this sample?a. Pyroxeneb. Muscovite Micac. Halited. Amphibolee. Calcitef. Biotite Mica
Sample 10: Test this tenacity of this mineral by trying to bend it. Which way does it behave?a. sectileb. malleablec. elasticd. brittle
Sample 11: What is this sample?a. Pyroxeneb. Muscovite Micac. Halited. Amphibolee. Calcitef. Biotite Mica
Sample $12:$ What is this sample?a. Pyroxeneb. Muscovite Micac. Halited. Amphibolee. Calcitef. Biotite Mica
Sample $13:$ What is this sample?a. Magnetiteb. Graphitec. Copperd. Sulfure. Hematitef. Pyrite
Sample 14 : What is this sample?a. Magnetiteb. Graphitec. Copperd. Sulfure. Hematitef. Pyrite
Sample 15 : What is this sample?a. Magnetiteb. Graphitec. Copperd. Sulfure. Hematitef. Pyrite
Sample $16:$ What is this sample?a. Magnetiteb. Graphitec. Copperd. Sulfure. Hematitef. Pyrite
Sample 17 : What is this sample?a. Magnetiteb. Graphitec. Copperd. Sulfure. Hematitef. Pyrite
Sample 18 : What is this sample?a. Magnetiteb. Graphitec. Copperd. Sulfure. Hematitef. Pyrite