This document appears to be a practice exam for a mineralogy course final. It contains 33 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of mineral properties, identification, classification, composition and abundance in the earth's crust. The questions cover topics like crystal systems, silicate mineral groups, common rock-forming minerals and their characteristics.
This document appears to be a practice exam for a mineralogy course final. It contains 33 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of mineral properties, identification, classification, composition and abundance in the earth's crust. The questions cover topics like crystal systems, silicate mineral groups, common rock-forming minerals and their characteristics.
This document appears to be a practice exam for a mineralogy course final. It contains 33 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of mineral properties, identification, classification, composition and abundance in the earth's crust. The questions cover topics like crystal systems, silicate mineral groups, common rock-forming minerals and their characteristics.
This document appears to be a practice exam for a mineralogy course final. It contains 33 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of mineral properties, identification, classification, composition and abundance in the earth's crust. The questions cover topics like crystal systems, silicate mineral groups, common rock-forming minerals and their characteristics.
Name:__________________________________________ Student No.______________________________________ I. Select the best anser. !ut your ansers beside the number. ". #he only non$metallic mineral ith a s%eci&ic gravity similar to those o& metals is a' alunite b' barite c' anhydrite d' malachite (. A crystal &ace that cuts the c$axis at )*+ has a Miller,s index o& a' -"**' b' -**"' c' -*"*' d' -"""' .. Formation o& sul&ur in vents o& volcanoes is an exam%le o& crystalli/ation &rom a' va%or b' &usion -c' trans%ortation d' solution 0. #he silicon tetrahedron has ____oxygen a' one b' to c' three d' &our 1. #he &olloing are varieties o& corundum exce%t a' emery b' sa%%hire c' ruby d'emerald 2. Selenite is a crystalline variety o& the mineral a' calcite b' anhydrite c' gy%sum d' aragonite 3. 4hich is not a sul&ide mineral5 A' cu%rite b' enargite c' bornite d' galena 6. a metal ith very high melting %oint and is used in the exhaust o& 7et%lanes a' gold b' nic8el c' co%%er d' %latinum ). 4hich is not a silicate mineral5 A' olivine b' cerrusite c' am%hibole d' orthoclase "*.4hich o& the &olloing minerals %ossesses metallic luster a' barite b' a/urite c' bornite d' garnierite "". 4hich is not an ore o& iron5 a' magnetite b' siderite c' cerrusite d' maghemite "(. A crystal system de&ined by the %resence o& . une9ual axes all %er%endicular to one another is a' monoclinic b' triclinic c' tetragonal d' orthorhombic ".. :;lac8 <ac8= re&ers to a' galena b' bornite c' s%halerite d' %yrite "0.: %eacoc8 ore= re&ers to a' galena b' bornite c' s%halerite d' %yrite "1.: Fools gold re&ers to a' galena b' bornite c' s%halerite d' %yrite "2. >iamond belongs to the a' tetragonal b' orthorhombic c' isometric d' hexagonal system o& symmetry "3. #he &olloing are not minerals exce%t a' %earl b' cubic /irconia c' coal d' ice "6. ?onsidered as the hardest mineral a. a%atite b. barite c. bentonite d. diamond "). #he ability o& a mineral to brea8 along a de&inite %lane sur&ace a. cleavage b. &racture c. hardness d. %arting (*. A crystal system here the three crystallogra%hic axes are e9ual in length and intersect at right angles to each other a. Isometric b. @exagonal c. Arthorhombic d. #etragonal (". Minerals o& the same structure but di&&erent com%ositions a. idiomor%h b. isomor%h c. %olymor%h d. %seudomor%h ((. StoutB columli8e habit o& crystals a. acicular b. botroyoidal c. columnar d. tabular (.. #he brilliant luster o& a diamond is 8non as: a. adamantine b. %early c. resinous d. vitreous (0. Counded masses about the si/e o& %eas a. oolitic b. %isolitic c. globular d. reni&orm (1. Datticeli8e grou%s o& smaller crystals a. bladed b. ca%illary c. stellated d. reticulated (2. Darge rounded masses resembling mammae &ormed by radiating individuals colo&orm b. mammillary c. reni&orm d. stellated (3. First boo8 that gives an account on mining and minerals a. ?rystallogra%hy b. >e Ce Metallica c. Mineralogie d. !etrology (6. #he ay a mineral transmits or re&lects light is called a. o%a9ue b. re&lection c. re&raction d. trans%arency (). Cadiating individuals that &orm a star$li8e sha%e a. bladed b. radiated c. reticulated d. stellated .*. Irridescent %earl$li8e luster a. greasy b. %early c. shiny d. sil8y .". A regularB %olyhedral &orm bounded by smooth &aces and has an ordered atomic arrangement is called: a. crystal b. metal c. mineral d. roc8 .(. Ce&ers to the mass %er unit volume a. density b. gravity c. mass d. eight ... #he resistance o& a mineral to brea8ingB crushing or bending a. cleavage b. density c. &racture d. tenacity .0. Fine scales ith divergent and &eatherli8e structure a. globular b. granular c. %lumose d. tabular .1. Instrument &or identi&ying the elements in a sam%le a. AAS b. E!MA c. EC> d. ECF .2. ?avity in a roc8 &illed ith secondary minerals a. amygdule b. concretion c. geode d. vesicle .3. Scientist ho invented the %olari/ing microsco%e a. ;er/elius b. Federov c. Nicol d. 4ollaston .6. #he color o& the thin sur&ace &ilm o& material hich &orms as a result o& ex%osure to the atmos%here a. chatoyancy b. irridescence c. o%alescence d. tarnish .). #he ability o& a mineral to %ass light through it or its trans%arency a. asterism b. dia%haneity c. &lourescence d. luminiscence #he term used to call the elements &ound at the right side o& the %eriodic table a. chalco%hile b. halide c. native element d. sidero%hile Ambient emission o& light by a mineral due to the %resence o& activators a. asterism b. chatoyancy c. &lourescence d. luminiscence Inventor o& ?ontact Faniometer a. ?arangeot b. !liny c. Steno d. #heo%rastus >ate hen the %ractice o& mineralogical arts begun a. ;ron/e Age b. Iron Age c. Stone Age d. #ool Age A 8ind o& microsco%e used in the identi&ication o& metallic minerals a. Electron Microsco%e b. Mineragra%hic Microsco%e c. !etrogra%hic Microsco%e d. Stereo/oom Microsco%e Mineral aggregates &ormed by small s%heres resembling &ish roe a. concentric b. dendritic c. oolitic d. %isolitic #hree axes all une9ual in lengthB to o& hich intersect at an obli9ue angleB the third axis is %er%endicular to the other ( axes. a. Monoclinic b. Arthorhombic c. #etragonal d. #riclinic 4hich o& the &olloing is not considered as a mineral a. Anorhite b. Anorthosite c. ;ytonite d. Dabradorite 06. 4hich o& the &olloing is NA# a mineral5 a' 9uart/ b' ater c' ice d' diamond e' calcite 0). @ematite is aGan : a' oxide b' carbonate c' silicate d' sul&ide 1*. More than )*H o& the earthIs crust is made u% o&: a' oxygen b' silicon c' aluminum d' silicate minerals 1". 4hich o& the &olloing minerals crystalli/es at a higher tem%erature than biotite5 a' Arthoclase b' muscovite c' 9uart/ d' olivine 1(. 4hich o& the &olloing is NA# a silicate mineral5 a' &luorite b' 9uart/ c' olivine d' am%hibole 1.. Minerals may sho any o& the &olloing directions o& cleavageB exce%t one. 4hich is the exce%tion5 a' " b' ( c' . d' 0 e' 1 &' 2 10. Su%%ose you loo8 at a number o& crystals o& a given mineral. 4hich o& the &olloing %ro%erties ill remain most constant5 a' crystal color b' crystal sha%e c' inter&acial angles 11. Study o& the structure o& the mineral lattice is carried out by the use o&: a' chemical analysis b' x$rays c' gamma rays d' all o& these 12. 4hich o& the &olloing %ro%erties does a substance NA# need in order to be classi&ied as a mineral5 a' cleavage b' solidity c' inorganic d' crystalline 13. 4hich o& the &olloing is a mineral5 a' glass b' ater c' ice d' bone e' none o& the above 16. 4hich o& the &olloing mineral grou%s ma8es u% the bul8 o& the earthIs crust: a' oxides b' silicates c' carbonates d' sul&ides 1). #he most common element in the earthIs crust is : a' oxygen b' silicon c' carbon d' aluminum 2*. 4hich o& the &olloing is DEAS# common in the earthIs crust5 a' silicon b' oxygen c' hydrogen d' aluminum 2". Fy%sum is aGan : a' sul&ate b' oxide c' carbonate d' halide 2(. #he most characteristic %ro%erty o& a mineral is its : a' com%osition b' crystal &orm c' internal structure d' cleavage e' order 2.. #he earthIs crust consists mainly o& : a' native elements b' silicates c' oxides d' sul&ates 20. 4hich o& the &olloing is NA# a mineralB in the strict sense5 a' glass b' ice c' diamond d' gold 21. 4hich o& the &olloing is the DEAS# valuable %ro%erty &or mineral identi&ication5 a' cleavage b' crystal &orm c' hardness d' color 22. #he SE?AN> most common element in the earthIs crust is: a' oxygen b' aluminum c' iron d' silicon 23. #he chemical com%osition o& a mineral must be a' &ixed b' variable ithin &ixed limits c' variable d' either a or b 26. #he to &ormulas Mg(SiA0 and Fe(SiA0 re%resent: a' to chemical com%ounds b' to minerals that have related %hysical %ro%erties c' to nonrelated minerals d' variations o& the mineral olivine. 2). A silica tetrahedron is com%osed o&: a' one silicon atom and three oxygen atoms b' one silicon atom and &our oxygen atoms c' one silicon atom and three hydroxide molecules d' one silicon atomB three oxygen atomsB and one or more cationsB de%ending on their charge 3*. #he silicate mineral grou% contains all but hich o& the &olloing minerals: a' 9uart/ b' %lagioclase c' olivine d' dolomite 3". Jaolinite and other clay minerals &all into hich o& the silicate mineral grou%s5 a' &rameor8 or .$> b' sheet c' single chains d' double chains 3(. Kuart/ and &elds%ar are members o& the: a' &rameor8 or .$> silicates b' sheet silicates c' single$chain silicates d' double$chain silicates 3.. Are minerals o& iron include: a' hematite b' magnetite c' %yrite d' all o& the above 30. 4hich o& the &olloing minerals is NA# a native element5 a' %yrite b' diamond c' gra%hite d' gold 31. 4hich o& the &olloing minerals is NA# usually %roduced by eathering5 a' magnetite b' hematite c' limonite d' 8aolinite 32. #he term L&elds%arL re&ers to: a' all 8inds o& %lagioclase b' %lagioclase and orthoclase c' any light$colored minerals d' none o& the above 33. #he elements oxygen and aluminum together ma8e u% nearly 31 %ercent o& the earthIs crustB by eight. a' true b' &alse 36. In the lattice o& 9uart/B hat &raction o& the oxygen atoms in the SiA0 tetrahedra is shared5 a' "G6 b' "G0 c' "G( d' .G0 3). A good exam%le o& %olymor%hism in minerals is olivineB in hich Fe and Mg substitute &reely &or one another. a' true b' &alse 6*. 4hich o& the &olloing minerals begins to crystalli/e &rom the magma at "(** degrees ?5 a' 9uart/ b' olivine c' muscovite d' orthoclase II. Give the most distinguishing characteristics of these minerals. a. Quartz 1. 2. 3. 4. b. Pyrite 1. 2. 3 c. Chalcoyrite 1. 2. 3. d. Gysum 1. 2. 3 e. !halerite 1. 2. 3. f. Galena 1. 2. 3. g. "ornblende 1. 2. 3. h. Pyro#ene 1. 2. 3. i. "ornblende 1. 2. 3. $. Plagioclase %eldsars 1. 2. 3. &. 'livine 1. 2. 3. l. ()felsars 1. 2. 3.