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Name two characteristics of minerals Hardness & Crystal structure.
Crystal Structure Is a definite pattern in the way that particles in a substance are arranged.
Hardness Is the ability of a mineral to resist being scratched.
Friedrich Mohs developed what A system for comparing the hardness of a mineral to 10 common minerals. It's called Mohs Hardness scale.
Luster Describes how a mineral reflects light from its surface.
Cleavage Is the tendency of a mineral to break along a flat surface where layers of atoms are attached weakly to each other.
Fracture Is the tendency of a mineral to break in a way that is not along a flat surface.
Minerals are considered to be Naturally occurring
Minerals are Inorganic
Compound A substance formed when two or more elements combine and lose their distinct properties.
Streak The color's of a mineral's powder
Flourescence A minerals ability to grow under ultraviolet light
Color Observe surface of mineral
Density Find Mass per unit volume
Crystallization The process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure
What are two ways a mineral can minerals form 1.Crystallization of molten material 2.Crystallization of materials dissolved in water
What effects the size of a crystal The size of the crystal depends on the rate at which the magma cools.
Why does magma that cools deep below the surface have large crystals? Cools slower & has a longer period of time to grow.
Solution A mixture in which one substance dissolves in another
How do veins form? solutions of hot & metals often flow through cracks within the rock. Then the metals crystallize into veins that resemble the streaks of fudge in vanilla ice cream.
geode is a rounded, hollow rock that is often lined with mineral crystals.
Name the softest to hardest mineral Talc The Gypsum Giant Calcite Cat Fluorite Fell Apatite And Feldspar Farted Quartz Quietly Topaz To Corundum Cousin Diamond Denny
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