Thread: CROSSWORD PUZZLE HELP PLZZ!! MINERALS

I NEED HELP WITH A COUPLE OF THESE QUESTION..I WOULD APPRECIATE THE HELP. THANKS.

1.) TYPE OF ACID USED IN THE LAB TO TEST FOR THE PRESENCE OF SULFIDE AND CARBONATE MINERALS? 12 LETTER WORD. 9TH LETTER IS "O"

2.) COMPOUNDS COMMONLY IDENTIFIED BY THE RELEASE OF CARBON DIOXIDE WHEN ACID IS ADDED. 9 LETTER WORD. THE FIRST LETTER IS "C"

3.) A TYPE OF LUSTER WHICH RESEMBLES THAT OF BROKEN GLASS. 8 LETTER WORD

4.) TYPE OF LUSTER WHICH IS NEVER SEEN IN TRANSPARENT NOR IN TRANSLUCENT MINERALS? 8 LETTER WORD. 4TH LETTER IS "A"

5.)MINERALS WHICH ARE COMMON MEMBERS OF THE LAYER SILICATES, CHARACTERIZED BY BASAL CLEAVAGE? 4 LETTER WORD

6.) ELEMENT WHICH IS FOUND IN MAFIC MINERALS? 9 LETTER WORD

7.) COMMON RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE EARTH'S INTERIOR HEAT. 7 LETTER WORD

8.) THE PRESENCE OF SMOOTH, FLAT SURFACES PRODUCED BY BREAKING MINERAL (INDICATES WEAK BONDING). 8 LETTER WORD. 3RD LETTER IS "E".

PLEASE HELPP! THANK YOU GUYS!! I APPRECIATE IT!

Tell us first what you think the answers are, okay?

I GOT NUMBER 5, IT'S MICA BUT STILL NEED HELP WITH THE OTHERS THANKS!

As long as you take the caps lock off I will supply a couple of answers. :-)

lol sorry about the cap locks.. Thanks

No problem on the caps lock, just a little off putting.

1) Try Hydrochloric

2) Try Carbonate

3) Not sure

4) Try Metallic

5) As you said Mica

6) *need more information*

7) Try Uranium

8 ) Try Cleavage

I found the answers. Num 3 is vitreous and num 6 magnesium. Thanks for being so kind in helping me out. I appreciate it soo much. Thanks again.