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Nad Mineral Vocab
Nadia's mineral vocab words
Question | Answer |
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mineral | naturally ovvuring inorganic solid that has a definite chemical composition and an orderly internal atomic structure |
crystal | solid in which the atoms are arranged in an orderly, repeating pattern. |
magma | oht, melted rock material beneath earths surface |
siliate | mineral that contains silicon and oxygen and usually one or more other elements |
hardness | measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched |
luster | desctibes the way a mineral reflects light from it's surface; can be metallic or nonmetallic |
steak | color of a mineral when it is in powtered form |
cleavage | phisical property of some minerals taht causes them to break along smooth, flat surfaces |
fracture | phisical property of some minerals that causes them to break with uneve, rough, or jegged surfaces. |
gem | beautiful, rare, highly prized minerals that can be worn in jewlry |
ore | deposit in which a mineral exists in large enough amounts to be mined at a profit. |