Minerals/Metalloids/Quiz

Metalloid minerals is a lecture and an article from the school of geology and the radiation astronomy department. It is about solid, crystalline substances that occur in and compose astronomical objects including the Earth. It focuses on materials containing large amounts of aluminum that may occur on the surface of or associated with some astronomical objects.

These pieces of native indium are from Eastern Transbaikal, Russia. Credit: Michael Scott.

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1 Yes or No, Aluminum is a metalloid element.

Yes
No

2 Bayerite is a polymorph of gibbsite and has the same chemical

3 True or False, Aluminium is a metalloid element.

TRUE
FALSE

4 The type locality for native aluminum is the Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka,

5 True or False, Boron is a metalloid element.

TRUE
FALSE

6 Complete the text:

The designation for

aluminum is Al0. It has been found as a flake protruding from the

matrix of a rock specimen collected from a

pegmatite vein.

7 Yes or No, Gallium is a metalloid element.

Yes
No

8 Corundum is a mineral that is associated with which of the following

predicting the end of the Earth
determine the accuracy of local computers
sapphire
emery
predicting when currently dormant volcanoes will erupt
ruby

9 Yes or No, Silicon is an aluminide element.

Yes
No

10 A terrestrial planet is composed primarily of?

11 True or False, Indium is a metalloid element.

TRUE
FALSE


Hypotheses edit

  1. Metalloid minerals are a generic for formation conditions.

See also edit

External links edit

{{Radiation astronomy resources}}