What is a mineral?
A rock that contains valubale minerals.
A chemical substance which is a natural occuring solid.
Assesed by comparing minerals using the Mohs scale.
Not all solids found on Earth are minerals.
Ores are.....
Rocks that contain valuable minerals like iron and copper.
Chemical tests that provide antoher way of identyfiying a mineral.
Hardness is assesed by comparing minerals using the Mohs scale.
The hardest mineral is apatite .
The main physical properties of minerals are:
Lustre
Flame Tests
Hardness
Streak is the...
Chemical test that provide another way of identyfying a mineral.
Clour left behind when you try to scratch an unglazed white tile.
Corrundum is the 9th hardest mineral of the Mohs Scale
A flame test is a ...
A chemical test that provides another way of idnetyfying a mieral.
The colour left behind when you try to scratch an unglazed white tile.