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r&m.

learning about different rocks and minerals

TermDefinition
cleavage a sharp division.
fracture break or coarse to break.
streak a long thin or mark of a different subtance or color from it surrondings.
luster a gentle sheen or soft glow esp that of a partly reflective surface.
mohs hardness scale a scale for to test rocks hardness and how hard they scratch.
crystal the hardest mineral that can scratch other minerals.
element a fonderal essianl or indeccible constantentry.
tiyorescene
geode a small cavity of rock lined with other mineral matter.
crystallization the formatioon of crystals.
solid a substance or object that is solid rather than liqid or flourence.
solution a mixture of elements and cmpression that is uniform of composition.
vien
inorganic minerals or rocks that have b een formed from chemicals.
organic minerals that have been made from natrual not with chemicals.
metamorphic rock rock altered by pressure and heat.
ingenous rock a type of rock that forms fron cooling of molten rock or below the surface.
sedimentary small pieces of material that come from other rocks or organisms.
rocks that are made fron inside of earth.
texture the look and feel of a rock's surface determained by the size shape and patternof a rocks grain.
barded
none-banded
coarse grained
fine-grained
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