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Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Across
The standard scale against which the hardness of mineral is rated.
The color of a mineral in powdered form.
The manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces.
A natural, usually inorganic solid that has a characteristic set of physical properties.
The basic unit of the structure of silicate minerals.
Down
A mineral that does not contain compounds of silicon and oxygen
A mineral that contains a combination of silicon and oxygen.
A person who examines, analyzes and classifies minerals.
The tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form smooth, flat surfaces.
A solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern.
The way in which a mineral reflects light.
The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance.