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


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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