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Rocks and Minerals
Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mineral | A naturally occurring solid inorganic element or compound having a uniform composition and a regularly internal structure. |
| Crystal Structure | |
| Moh's hardness scale | A scale rating minerals hardness from least hardest to hardest. |
| Luster | The shine of the surface of a mineral. |
| hardness | The measure of easily a mineral can be scratched. |
| Cleavage | The breaking of certain minerals along specific planes making smooth surfaces. |
| Fracture | The breaking of a mineral. |
| Streak | The characteristic color of a mineral after it has been ground into a powder. |
| Crystilization | The act or process of a mineral crystallizing. |
| Solution | A mixture in which particles of one or more substances are distributed uniformly throughout another substance so that the mixture homogeneous at the molecular or iron level. |
| Vein | A long deposit of mineral or rock that fills the void formed by a fracture or fault in another rock. |
| geode | A small hollow usually rounded rock lined on the inside with inward pointing crystals. |
| Element | |
| Compound | |
| Texture | |
| Fine grained | |
| coarse grained | |
| porphyry grained | |
| intrusive rock | |
| extrusive rock |