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Does pyroxene have cleavage?
Yes 2 @ 90 degrees
What are 2 elements that can be found in both olivine and pyroxene?
Silicates.
What is the mineral group of amber?
The mineral Amber is classified in the mineral group " mineraloids. hardness: 2-2.5 density: 1.05 streak: white Fracture: conchodial Cleavage: none
List four steps that are required to separate an element from the ore in which it is found?
1. get a mineral 2. separate mineral from ore 3. seperater ore from mineral 4. record observation
2 substances that don't pass out of blood?
Glucose and mineral ions.
Can pyroxene ever be a sedimentary rock?
no, Pyroxene is a Mineral not a rock. Rocks are made up of 2 or more minerals
Does pyroxene have cleavage?
Yes 2 @ 90 degrees
Describe 2 physical properties of matter?
physical guantityby Brittney S
What are two characteristics that describe a mineral?
1. solid substane , 2. crystal substance
How do you distinguish between olivine and pyroxene under microscope?
Look at the cleavage, pyroxene has 2 cleavages at 90, olivine generally has none, just lots of fractures
What are 2 elements that can be found in both olivine and pyroxene?
Silicates.
Which mineral has a hardness of 2?
Gypsum is the mineral listed at 2 on the Mohs hardness scale.
What are the 2 kinds of minerals?
a metallic mineral and nonmetallic mineral thankz ^^
Do the words minute and tiny means the same?
Yes, they do. Minute is usually used to describe how unimportant something is(such as 'The differences between the 2 pictures are very minute)where as tiny is USUALLY used to describe a physical appearance.
5 common rock-forming minerals?
It may help to define our terms. A mineral is a substance that has a uniform (definite) chemical composition through out. A rock is a combination of different minerals. There are some typical rocks that have specific mineral content but rocks are not limited to just five minerals. A rock can contain any combination of minerals.
What two minerals have cleavage planes at right angles?
haltite breaks easily into distinct sheets. Also Pyroxene is another, it breaks at 90 degree angles in 2 directions.
Properties of matter such as color odor and taste?
The properties that describe the appearance of matter are: 1.solid,liquid and gas 2.shape and volume.
