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What class of minerals does galena belong to?
Galena belongs to the sulfide minerals.
What mineral group does cuprite belong to?
Chalcopyrite belongs to the sulfide group of minerals.
Sulfide minerals are potential hazards because?
creates sulfuric acid that can enter and as a result pollute streams and other environments.
Which mineral property describes how minerals interact with light?
Luster describes how a mineral reflects light
Which property describes the color of powdered minerals?
its called streak
What is sulfide minerals?
A mineral sulfide is a mineral that contains the S2- ion.
All minerals in the sulfate and sulfide groups contain what element?
All minerals in the sulfate and sulfide groups contain sulfur.
What class of minerals does galena belong to?
Galena belongs to the sulfide minerals.
Which element is found in all sulfate minerals but not in sulfide minerals?
Oxygen.
How are sulfide and sulfate minerals the same?
They both have the element sulfur.
What element is in all the minerals in the sulfate and sulfide group?
sulfur
What mineral group is galena in?
Galena is in the sulfide group of minerals.
What is the main ore in zinc?
Zinc is associated with copper and lead in sulfide minerals.
Are the first minerals that form in a cooling magma are primarily members of the sulfide group?
yes
What types of minerals is galena?
galena is a sulfide mineral, with the formula PbS (lead and sulfur).
What way are sulfide and sulfate minerals are the same?
Both are similar in that they both contain the element sulfur.
What is the term that describes the particle formed when a single sulfur atom ionizes?
sulfide ion
