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Minerals and Their Properties Crossword Puzzle
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3. The "ability of a mineral to resist abrasion".
5. Cleavage in 3 directions a right angles to each other.
7. Mineral that tastes like salt.
8. Mineral with cleavage in one direction.
9. The property you never want to trust.
11. Feldspar that does not have striations on cleavage planes.
13. Feldspar that has striations on cleavage planes.
14. Shatters into fragments, like glass.
18. You can see light, but no image through the mineral.
21. The way minerals transmit light.
22. Bends but snaps back when stress is removed.
23. A mineral that breaks irregular is said to have _____.
27. It's when the atoms that make up a substance are arranged in a specific geometric structure.
28. Hardness tool we carry with us that has a hardness of 2.5 on the Mohs scale.
30. A specific type of fracture we see that has curved surfaces.
32. A mineral that is a rock-forming mineral, an industrial mineral, an accessory mineral, and a gemstone.
35. #7 on the Mohs' Scale of Hardness.
36. When a mineral breaks repeatedly along a specific direction(s), it is said to have _____.
37. Luster that looks like metal.
39. You can see clearly through the mineral, and see an image.
40. Most common mineral that reacts to acid.
41. The first property we must identify in order to key out the mineral on the identification charts.
42. Mineral with a flexible tenacity.
43. Luster that looks like glass.
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1. Mineral that frequently forms 12-sided equidimensional crystals
2. Mineral with an elastic tenacity.
4. Cleavage in four directions.
6. Mineral that sticks to your tongue.
10. Cleavage in 3 directions that do not meet at 90 degrees to each other.
12. Mineral that marks paper easily and feels greasy.
15. The way a mineral responds to stress.
16. Bends and remains bent when stress is removed.
17. Most common mineral that possesses magnetism.
19. The way light reflects off a mineral.
20. Common name for specific gravity.
24. The shape of a crystal.
25. Minerals are not organic but _____.
26. The weight of a mineral as compared to an equal volume of water.
29. Mineral that smells like rotten eggs when scratched on streak plate.
31. No light can be transmitted through the mineral.
33. Can be pounded into thin sheets.
34. #1 on the Mohs' Scale of Hardness.
38. Luster that has no shine, is dull or _____.
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