1. It refers to the measure of the mineral’s resistance to scratching.

2. A property of minerals that tells how a mineral’s crystals are arranged.

3. A level of resistance or reaction of minerals to stress such as crushing, bending, breaking, or

tearing.

4. A branch of geology that deals with the study of minerals.

5. The color of the mineral in powder form.

6. It contains minerals with phosphorus.

7. It is formed in areas with high evaporation rates and where salty waters slowly evaporate.

8. It determines how heavy the mineral is by its weight to water.

9. The largest and most abundant group containing Si and O with some Al, Mg, Fe, and Ca.

10. A naturally formed, generally inorganic, crystalline, solid and has a definite chemical
composition.

11. The property used to identify minerals easily.

12. It is used to describe how minerals break into pieces.

13. Another way of identifying and classifying minerals is according to their chemical composition.
This classification was first used in 1848 by _____________________.

14. It is mostly found deposited in marine environments.

15. They are formed as precipitates close to Earth's surface or as oxidation products of minerals
during the process of weathering.

16. The other term used for tenacity is __________.

17. It contains natural salts includes fluorite, halite, sylvite and sal ammoniac components.

18. It refers to the reaction of a mineral to light.

19. It is used to identify the relative hardness of a mineral.

20. It is the hardest naturally occurring substance known also as the most popular gemstone.