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Mineral JeopardyMineral
PropertiesMineral
FormationMineral
ClassificationMineral
IdentificationMining
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Mineral Properties 100
What mineral property, measured on Moh’s scale, measures resistance to scratching?
hardnessTo Board
Mineral Properties 200
streak
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What mineral property shows the color of the powered mineral on a ceramic plate?
Mineral Properties 300
What mineral property makes a mineral break on a flat surface along a weak plane in the crystal structure?
cleavage
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Mineral Properties 400
What mineral property indicates how heavy a mineral is for its size? (It equals mass / volume.)
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density
Mineral Properties 500
What mineral property refers to how light is reflected from a mineral surface? (It may be metallic, glassy, dull, earthy, etc.)
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luster
Mineral Properties 600
What 5 criteria must be met to be considered a mineral?
solid, inorganic, naturally occurring,
fixed chemical compositiondefined crystal structure
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Mineral Formation 100
Name the process by which minerals form.
crystallization
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Mineral Formation 200
What type of minerals form from cooling magma or lava?
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igneous minerals
Mineral Formation 300
What type of minerals crystallize out of water?
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sedimentary minerals
Mineral Formation 400
What type of minerals form when heat and pressure change existing minerals into new minerals?
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Mineral Formation 500
What size crystals form when minerals grow very, very slowly?
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Mineral Formation 600
Sedimentary minerals form when water evaporates or… (finish the sentence)
hot water coolsTo Board
Mineral Classification 100
What criteria is used to classify minerals as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic?
genesis ornature of crystal formation
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Mineral Classification 200
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What group of minerals is valued because they are quite hard, with brilliant luster and beautiful colors?
Mineral Classification 300
What group of minerals is mined out of the ground to get things such as iron, copper, and lead?
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metal ores
Mineral Classification 400
What is used to classify minerals according to their shape, such as hexagonal, cubic, orthorhombic, etc?
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crystal structure
Mineral Classification 500
What is used to classify minerals as oxides, sulfides, native metals, etc? (It tells what the mineral is made out of.)
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BONUS JEOPARDY 600What do we call a mixture of a metal
and other materials? (Stainless steel is an example of this.) For an extra 600 points each, name what is added to iron to make strong and rust-resistant steel.
alloystrength = manganese, carbonrust stop = chromium, nickel
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Mineral Identification 100
What sedimentary mineral has a cubic cleavage and is mined for use as common table salt?
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Mineral Identification 200
What common mineral has no cleavage, hexagonal crystals, and is #7 on Moh’s hardness scale? (When impurities are present, it may be known as “smoky” “rose” or “amethyst”.)
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quartz
Mineral Identification 300
What useful mineral is mined for its iron content, and is commonly known as “fool’s gold”?
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pyrite
Mineral Identification 400
What common sedimentary mineral fizzes when exposed to weak acid and is #3 on Moh’s hardness scale?
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calcite
Mineral Identification 500
What useful mineral is made entirely of hexagonal plates of carbon and is mined for use as a lubricant or as pencil “lead”?
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graphite
Mineral Identification 600
What useful mineral is metallic, has cubic cleavage, and is very dense due to its lead content?
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galena
Mining Mineral 100
What mining method is most suitable for a “big blob” of ore just under the earth’s surface?
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open pit mining
Mining Mineral 200
What is the process of using heat to remove metals from crushed metal ores called?
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smelting
Mining Mineral 300
What mining method is most suitable for extracting thin veins of ore from deep within the earth?
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shaft mine
Mining Mineral 400
What mining method is most suitable for a wide layer of ore very near the earth’s surface? (This method is often used for coal mining.)
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strip mine
Mining Mineral 500
What is the process of returning the land to its near-original condition after mining it called?
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reclamation
Mining Mineral 600
What is the name of the mining method used to collect minerals that have already been naturally eroded and sorted by water?
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placer mining
