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Astronomy Mineral Lab Practical Study guide vocabulary

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Tectonic System   Fission in the core  
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Fission   Large atoms break down into small atoms deep down energy of tectonic. Large mass and atoms to small mass and atoms.  
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Hydrolic System   External forces of water started by the suns energy.  
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Fusion   Small atoms which make large helium atoms  
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Faces   Faces are naturally occuring flat side of a crystal that has six faces  
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Facets   A man made and man cut flat surface  
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Cubic System   There are six faces all at 90 degree angles  
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Native Minerals   Minerals that exist as elements made up of one type of atom and one type of mineral  
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Hackly Fracture   No reason just fractured like a clamshell  
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Conchoidal Fracture   A clamshell like break  
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Luster   How a surface reflects light  
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Habit and Structure   The shape or form a mineral takes in a rock  
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Oolitic   The form hematite takes in a rock  
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Streak   The color of a mineral in its powdered form  
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Inherent Coloration   The color is always the same  
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Effervescence   It releases gas bubbles  
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Tenacity   The way a mineral breaks or becomes deformed under stress  
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Brittle   Shatters under stress  
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Malleable   Hammered into a thin sheet  
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Flexible   Will bend but not regain original shape  
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Elastic   Will bend and regain shape as it pops back  
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Flourescence   Certain minerals glow with unexpected colors under UV lights  
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Double Refraction   Image is doubled  
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Mohr' Scale   The scale on which the hardness of minerals is tested  
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Metallic and Nonmetallic   They are lusters which is how a surface reflects light  
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Pisolitic   A rock with a texture with tiny spherical masses in it  
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