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Minerals Act 12-16

Vocabulary associated with minerals Act 12-16 in SEPUP

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something that occurs in nature that is used by people natural resource
a property that tells how well you can see through it transparency
a word that means you can read through the object easily transparent
a word that means you cannot see through it at all opaque
a word that means you can see light through it, but reading through it is blurry translucent
observations of materials that help identify the material properties
tested by scratching one object against another hardness
a person who studies rocks, minerals, and other Earth related things geologist
naturally occurring, solid, found on earth with a crystalline structure mineral
a mixture of minerals rock
internal arrangement of atoms crystalline structure
shape seen by looking at a mineral without a magnifyer crystal shape
the quantity of resource is finite and cannot be replaced (at the rate we are using it) nonrenewable
a resource that can be replenished as fast or faster than we use it renewable
information collected during labs that provide evidence for decisions data
the property that describes how shiny something is luster
the three forms of luster dull, glassy, brilliant
the word that means man-made, not naturally occurring substance synthetic
the type of luster that is very shiny, like polished diamonds brilliant
the least shiny type of luster dull
the least helpful property in identifying a mineral size
the type of luster that is between dull and brilliant glassy
the color of powdered mineral left on a streak plate streak color
the way that light bends as it passes through a material refraction
seeing a double image when looking through a material double refraction
Created by: TBraunsdorf
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