Select all of the following that are characteristics of a mineral.

Which of the following do NOT classify as a mineral because they don't meet all 5 characteristics?

What is the name of a mineral if it is NOT scratched by a fingernail, but IS scratched by a copper penny? Use the provided Mohs Hardness Scale.

What is the name of a mineral if it is NOT scratched by a knife/glass plate, but IS scratched by a steel nail? Use the provided Mohs Hardness Scale.

What is the possible name of a mineral if it is NOT scratched by a masonry drill bit or any of the other items? Use the provided Mohs Hardness Scale.

A mineral with a hardness of 5 on the Mohs scale would be scratched by ALL of the following:

A mineral with a hardness of 3 on the Mohs scale would be scratched by ALL of the following:

A mineral with a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale would be scratched by ALL of the following:

If a mineral breaks along flat surfaces, it demonstrates this property.

If a mineral is said to be "metallic", this is a description of its:

If a mineral is gold in color, but the powdered color is rusty brown, this is an example of its:

This mineral identification property is the most easily observed, but the least reliable.