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Lauren's review for mid terms!

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A naturally formed inorganic solid that has a definite chrystalline structure   mineral  
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a substance that cannot be separated or broked down into simpler substances by chemical means   element  
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a substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds   compound  
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a solid whose atoms,ions, or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern.   chrystal  
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a mineral that contains a combination of silicon oxygen and one or more metals   silicate minerals  
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a mineral that does not contain compounds of silicon and oxygen   nonsilicate minerals  
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the way in which a mineral reflects light   luster  
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the color of the powder of a mineral   streak  
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the splitting of a mineral along smooth flat surfaces   cleavage  
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the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces   fracture  
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a measure of the ability of a mineral to resist scratching   hardness  
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m/v the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance   density  
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halite has a salty ____________.   taste  
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a natural material whose concentration of economically valuable minerals is high enough for the material to be mined profitably   ore  
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the process of reurning land to its original condition after mining is completed   reclamation  
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What property does the Mohs Hardness scale measure?   hardness  
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The groupings of silicate and nonsilicate minerals are based on ____________.   chemical composition  
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More than 90% of Earth's crust is made up of __________ minerals.   silicate  
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One of the most common silicate mineral which is the main component of most rocks on earth   feldspar  
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The special property that causes some minerals to glow under ultraviolet light   fluorescence  
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The way a mineral breaks is determined by the arrangement of _________.   atoms  
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On what type of surface does a fracture break on?   curved  
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Open pits and quarries are types of __________ mines.   surface  
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Minerals that are good conductors of heat and electricity are ________________ minerals.   metallic  
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Minerals such as gypsum and halite are left behind when saltwater ____________.   evaporates  
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What mineral do girls <3 and is the most resistant of scratching, but can be scratched by that mineral?   diamond  
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What state of water makes it a mineral?   solid  
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The special property that causes you to see double   optical properties  
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This special property can be detected with a Geiger Counter   radioactivity  
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The chemical makeup of a rock   composition  
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The quality of a rock that is based o the sizes shapes and positions of the rocks grains   texture  
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A naturally formin solid mixture of one or more minerals in matter   rock  
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The series of processes that rock forms   rock cycle  
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The process in which wind water ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another   erosion  
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The process in which material is laid down   deposition  
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Rock formed the cooling and solidification of magma beneath the Earth's surface   intrusive igneous rock  
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rock that forms from a result of volcanic activity at or near the Earth's surface   extrusive igneous rock  
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Sometimes lava erupts and flows from long cracks called...   fissures  
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layers of rock   strata  
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The process in which sediment is laid down   stratification  
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The texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands   foliated  
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The texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands   non foliated  
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A principle that states the same geological processes shaping the Earth today were the same processes shaping the Earth in the past   uniformitarianism  
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A principle that states that geologic change occurs suddenly   catastrophism  
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The scientific study of fossils   paleontology  
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A method of determining whether an event or objects older or younger than other events or objects   relative dating  
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A principle that states that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed   superposition  
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An arrangement of rock layers in which the oldest rocks are at the bottom   geologic column  
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A break in the geologic record   unconformity  
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The most common unconformity   disconformity  
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