This page provides a collection of flashcards, test questions, quizzes, and glossary terms designed to help you prepare for the UTA Mineralogy Test 2. Explore each resource to review key mineralogy concepts, test your knowledge, and solidify your understanding.
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Important concepts to remember
A scale that ranks minerals based on their ability to resist scratching, from 1 (talc) to 10 (diamond).
The way a mineral reflects light, typically classified as metallic, vitreous, pearly, greasy, or dull.
The color of a mineral’s powder, observed by rubbing it on a streak plate.
The tendency of a mineral to break along flat planes of weakness.
The way a mineral breaks when no cleavage planes are present, resulting in uneven, conchoidal, or fibrous surfaces.
The ratio of a mineral's density compared to the density of water, used for identification.
The characteristic external shape of a mineral crystal or aggregation of crystals.
A classification system that describes the symmetry of crystal structures, with seven main types based on axis lengths and angles.
The optical property where light is split into two rays traveling at different speeds in anisotropic minerals.
The property of some minerals to show different colors when viewed from different angles under polarized light.
A measure of how much a mineral bends light as it passes through.
A symmetrical intergrowth of two or more crystals of the same mineral, resulting in mirrored or repeated patterns.
The ability of a mineral to exist in different crystal structures despite having the same chemical composition.
A mixture of two or more minerals that form a continuous range of compositions, where ions of similar size substitute for each other.
Classifications of minerals based on their chemical composition, such as silicates (containing silicon and oxygen) and carbonates (containing CO3).
