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chapter 9

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Name 3 examples of minerals that are made up of pure elements.   Gold, silver, and copper.  
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Luster   The term used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral's surface.  
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Clevage   A mineral that splits easily among flat surfaces.  
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Streak   Is the color of a minerals powder.  
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Hardness   Used to rank the hardness of minerals.  
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Color   The look of the mineral by reflections  
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What are the hardest and softest minerals.   Talc, Gypsum, Calcite, Fluorite, Apatite, Feldspar, Quartz, Topaz, Corundum, and Diamond.  
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How is halite formed?   Evaporation  
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Extrusive   Igneous rock formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface.  
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Intrusive   Igneous rock that formed when magma hardened beneath the surface of Earth.  
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Fine grained   Having a non noticeably grainy appearance.  
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Coarse grained   Having a noticeably grainy appearance.  
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Banded   A pattern of flat layers or can form swirls or colored bands.  
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Deposition   The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it.  
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Igneous   Forms from the cooling of magma or lava.  
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Sedimentary   Forms when small particles of rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.  
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Metamorphic   Forms when a rock is changed by heat or pressure, or by chemical reactions.  
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There are large crystals in what rocks.   Igneous, pegmatite, porphyry, rhyolite, and granite.  
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What are igneous rocks commonly used for?   Building materials.  
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compaction   The process that presses sediments together.  
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Cementation   The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together.  
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Erosion   The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken up rock.  
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What are sedimentary rocks made up of?   Rock fragments with rounded edges.  
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Sedimentary rock is used to make what?   Cement.  
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What is the texture of slate?   Fine grain.  
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How does the hardness scale work?   It ranks the minerals by a scratch test.  
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What makes up granite?   Quartz, feldspar, mica, and other minerals.  
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How does the rock cycle work?   Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock can change into each other.  
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How does an igneous rock change into a metamorphic rock.   When magma cools from the igneous rock, it makes crystals. When the crystals cool they form into metamorphic rock.  
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Describe 2 types of chemical composition that characterize minerals.   A crystal of quartz has one atom of silicon for every two atoms of oxygen. A garnet group of minerals has three atoms of silicon for every twelve atoms of oxygen.  
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What does a mineral streak tell you about the mineral and be able to explain how you test for it.   A mineral streak tells you the color of its powder. You take a porcelain plate and scratch the mineral from the top of the plate to the bottom of the plate with the mineral. There will be a streak of color on the plate.  
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What are advantages and disadvantages of using color alone to identify a mineral.   An advantage is that it narrows down some of the choices. A disadvantage is that it doesn't narrow down most of your choices, and is a big chance that you won't pick the right mineral.  
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