Exam 2: Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

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In ionic compounds, have lost one or more electrons to acquire positive charge and a smaller radius than their neutral atom, while have gained one or more electrons to acquire a negative charge and a larger radius than their neutral atom.

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Question 81

Small, parallel grooves (twinning striations)are visible on cleavage surfaces and characteristic of which mineral?

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Question 82

Which of the following minerals is a ferromagnesian silicate?

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Question 83

The external expression of internal atomic arrangement in a mineral is called its crystal habit.

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Question 84

Calcite and dolomite are both carbonate minerals.

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Question 85

Minerals like diamond and graphite exist because of ________.

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Question 86

Aluminum ions have what charge in most rock-forming minerals?

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Question 87

Ferromagnesian silicate minerals contain some magnesium and/or iron.

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Question 88

Which one of the following minerals has the greatest hardness on the Mohs hardness scale?

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Question 89

What are the lightest or least massive of the basic atomic particles?

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Question 90

Which of the following is not a fundamental particle found in atoms?

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Question 91

Which minerals that make up the Mohs scale are softer than your fingernail?

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Question 92

When treated with hydrochloric acid, powdered carbonate minerals release bubbles as a fizz of odorless carbon dioxide.

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Question 93

Which of the following minerals is in the mineral group known as mica?

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Question 94

Rock-forming silicate minerals have higher specific gravities than water.

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Question 95

Which of the following best characterizes ferromagnesian silicates?

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Question 96

The main use for most diamond, corundum and garnet is ________.

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Question 97

Plagioclase feldspars contain significant, variable percentages of which elements?

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Question 98

Which group of minerals are the most abundant in the Earth's crust?

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Question 99

Rocks are aggregates of one or more what?

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In ionic compounds, have lost one or more electrons to acquire positive charge and a smaller radius than their neutral atom, while have gained one or more electrons to acquire a negative charge and a larger radius than their neutral atom.

Small, parallel grooves (twinning striations)are visible on cleavage surfaces and characteristic of which mineral?

Which of the following minerals is a ferromagnesian silicate?

The external expression of internal atomic arrangement in a mineral is called its crystal habit.

Calcite and dolomite are both carbonate minerals.

Minerals like diamond and graphite exist because of ________.

Aluminum ions have what charge in most rock-forming minerals?

Ferromagnesian silicate minerals contain some magnesium and/or iron.

Which one of the following minerals has the greatest hardness on the Mohs hardness scale?

What are the lightest or least massive of the basic atomic particles?

Which of the following is not a fundamental particle found in atoms?

Which minerals that make up the Mohs scale are softer than your fingernail?

When treated with hydrochloric acid, powdered carbonate minerals release bubbles as a fizz of odorless carbon dioxide.

Which of the following minerals is in the mineral group known as mica?

Rock-forming silicate minerals have higher specific gravities than water.

Which of the following best characterizes ferromagnesian silicates?

The main use for most diamond, corundum and garnet is ________.

Plagioclase feldspars contain significant, variable percentages of which elements?

Which group of minerals are the most abundant in the Earth's crust?

Rocks are aggregates of one or more what?

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

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Exam 2: Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

In ionic compounds, ________ have lost one or more electrons to acquire positive charge and a smaller radius than their neutral atom, while ________ have gained one or more electrons to acquire a negative charge and a larger radius than their neutral atom.

Small, parallel grooves (twinning striations)are visible on cleavage surfaces and characteristic of which mineral?

Which of the following minerals is a ferromagnesian silicate?

The external expression of internal atomic arrangement in a mineral is called its crystal habit.

Calcite and dolomite are both carbonate minerals.

Minerals like diamond and graphite exist because of ________.

Aluminum ions have what charge in most rock-forming minerals?

Ferromagnesian silicate minerals contain some magnesium and/or iron.

Which one of the following minerals has the greatest hardness on the Mohs hardness scale?

What are the lightest or least massive of the basic atomic particles?

Which of the following is not a fundamental particle found in atoms?

Which minerals that make up the Mohs scale are softer than your fingernail?

When treated with hydrochloric acid, powdered carbonate minerals release bubbles as a fizz of odorless carbon dioxide.

Which of the following minerals is in the mineral group known as mica?

Rock-forming silicate minerals have higher specific gravities than water.

Which of the following best characterizes ferromagnesian silicates?

The main use for most diamond, corundum and garnet is ________.

Plagioclase feldspars contain significant, variable percentages of which elements?

Which group of minerals are the most abundant in the Earth's crust?

Rocks are aggregates of one or more what?

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

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In ionic compounds, have lost one or more electrons to acquire positive charge and a smaller radius than their neutral atom, while have gained one or more electrons to acquire a negative charge and a larger radius than their neutral atom.