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Minerals
Minerals Vocabulary Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cleavage | a mineral’s ability to split easily along flat surfaces |
| crystal | a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again |
| fracture | the way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way |
| inorganic | not formed from living things or the remains of living things |
| luster | the way a mineral reflects light from its surface |
| mineral | a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crustal structure and a definite chemical composition |
| Mohs hardness scale | a scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals |
| streak | the color of a mineral’s powder |