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MINERALS

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cleavage the tendency of a mineral that breaks along a flat surface into layers
fracture the tendency of a mineral to break in a way that is not along a flat surface
streak the color of a minerals powder
luster the term that describes how a mineral reflects light from its surface
mohs hardness scale a scale that ranks ten minerals from softest to hardest
crystal a solid with flat sides that meet at sharp edges and corners
element a substance that cannot be broken down into other substances
Fluorescence a mineral's ability to glow under ultraviolet light
Geode a rounded, hollow rock that is often lined with mineral crystals
Crystallization the process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure
Solid Not hollow
Solution A mixture
Vein Tupe of rock
Inorganic Not organic
Metamorphic rocks Forms when a rock is changed
Igneous rock Forms from magma and lava
Sedimintery rock Forms from sediment
Texture How something feels
banded A striped rock
non banded A rock that is one color
course grained magma cools slowly
fine grained lava cools rapidly
extrusive rock igneous rock formed from lava that erupted onto the earths surface
instrusive rock igneous rock that is formed when magma hardened beneath the earths surface
porphyry rock magma cools in two stages
sediment small solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
erosion occurs when running water, wind, or ice loosen and carry away fragments of rock
deposition the process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it
compaction the process that presses sediments together
cementation the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together
chemical rock when minerals that are dissolved in a solution crystallize
clastic rock a sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together
organic rock where the remains of plants and animals are deposited in thick layers
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