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Chapter 4 Minerals
Study Cards for chapter 4 vocabulary minerals
Question | Answer |
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is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition. | mineral |
mineral cannot arise from materials that were once a living thing | inorganic |
A substance composed of single kind of atom. | elements |
The repeating pattern of a mineral's particles forms a solid called a - | crystal |
Two or more elements are combined so that the elements no longer have distnict property | compounds |
ranks ten minerals from softest to hardest | Moh's Hardness Scale |