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Rock&Minerals

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TermDefinition
Mineral element or compound formed by nature but not formed by living things.
Crystal Structure a definite pattern in the way that particles in a substance are arranged.
Mohs Hardness Scale a system listing ten minerals that the hardness of other minerals can be compared with minerals.
Luster how the surface of a mineral appears when it reflects light.
Hardness relative ability of a solid, such as a mineral.
Cleavage splitting of minerals along flat surface.
Fracture tendency of a mineral to break into a certain shape.
Streak the color of mineral in powder form.
Crystalization the process by which atoms are arranged to forma mineral with a crystal structure
Solution a mixture in which one substance is dissolved in water leave a solution
Vein Narrow slab of a mineral that is much different from the surrounding rock
Geode a round, hollow rock that is often lined with mineral crystals.
Element dissolved in water
Compound dissolved in water leave a solution
Inorganic
Fluorescence
Texture
Fine-Grained
Coarse-Grained
Porphyry
Intrusive Igneous Rock magma hardened beneath Earths surface
Extrusive Igneous Rock igneous rock formed from lava that erupted onto Earths surface
Sediment small, solid piece of material that come from rocks or living things.
Compaction presses sediments together
Erosion occurs when running water, wind, or ice loosen and carry away fragments of rock
Cementation process in which dissolved minerals crystallization and glue particles of sedimentary rock
Depostion process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying.
Clastic sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together
Chemical minerals that are dissolved in chemical solution
Organic a natural plant matter
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