Chemicals/Mineraloids/Quiz

Mineraloids is a lecture from the school of geology and the chemistry school. It is about substances that does not show or have crystallinity that occur in and compose astronomical objects including the Earth.

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Quiz
{Yes or No, Aluminum is a metalloid element. + Yes - No
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{A mineraloid is a substance that does not show or have { crystallinity (i) }.
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{True or False, A natural hard rubber especially when black or unfilled is called an ebonite. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Limonite is an iron ore consisting of a mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides in varying { composition (i) }.
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{True or False, Although originally defined as a single mineral, limonite is now recognized as a mixture of related hydrated iron oxide minerals, among them goethite, akaganeite, lepidocrocite, and jarosite. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Complete the text: Because of its { amorphous (i) } nature, and occurrence in hydrated areas limonite often presents as a { clay (i) } or mudstone.
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{Yes or No, A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface is called a petroleum. + Yes - No
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{Tar is associated with which of the following + derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal - predicting the end of the Earth + black + oily + sticky + viscous substance + hydrocarbons
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{Yes or No, A natural, waxy hydrocarbon mineraloid is called a zietrisikite. + Yes - No
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{A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent fossil resin is called { amber (i) }
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{True or False, A naturally occurring black glass is called an obsidian. + TRUE - FALSE
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Mineraloids are a generic for formation conditions.