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F1: Elements, Minerals and Rocks
Quick questions on Mineral properties and identification - WJEC A-Level Geology
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What are the diagnostic physical properties?Show answer
Mineral identification rests on a small set of properties you can test on a hand specimen with a hand lens, a steel blade, a streak plate and dilute acid.
What is q1?Show answer
State the four parts of the definition of a mineral. [2 marks]
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A specimen has a hardness of about 3, three cleavages at 75 degrees and fizzes with dilute acid. Identify it. [1 mark]
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Explain why density is a useful property for distinguishing galena from quartz. [2 marks]
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