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Chapter 9 Vocab terms

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what are inorganic, solid materials found in nature minerals
solid materials that have a repeating pattern of atoms crystals
a property of some minerals in which they split with smooth, regular planes cleavage
a property of some minerals in which they break in jagged, rough edges fracture
a property that describes how light reflects from a minerals surface luster
the powdered color left behind when the mineral is scratched across something streak
the scale used to determine mineral harness Mohs Scale
minerals that are rare and can be cut and polished gems
if a mineral contains enough of a useful substance to be sold for a profit, it is called an ore
a kind of rock that forms when melted rock material from inside Earth cools Igneous
igneous rocks that are formed when melted rock material cools on Earth's surface extrusive
igneous rocks that are formed when the melt cools below Earth's surface intrusive
a large crack in the Earth's crust from which lava erupts fissure
rocks that are formed by layers of sediment sedimentary
kind of sedimentary rock that are made of grains of minerals like sandstone detrital
sedimentary rock formed when dissolved minerals evaporate chemical
sedimentary rocks formed from once living matter organic
new rocks that form when heat and pressure are applied but not melted metamorphic
metamorphic rocks that have visible layers or grains of minerals foliated
metamorphic rocks that do not have distinct layers or bands nonfoliated
describes how rocks change from one type to another rock cycle
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