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Minerals

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Mineral Any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances.
Crystal Structure In mineralogy and crystallography, a crystal structure is a unique arrangement of atoms in a crystal.
Moh's Hardness Scale Hardness, rough measure of the resistance of a smooth surface to scratching or abrasion, expressed in terms of a scale.
Luster The state or quality of shining by reflecting light.
Hardness The state or quality of being hard.
Cleavage The act of cleaving or splitting.
Fracture The breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
Streak The line of powder obtained by scratching a mineral or rubbing it upon a hard, rough white surface, often differing in color from the mineral in the mass, and serving as an important distinguishing character.
Crystallization The act or process of crystallizing.
Solution The process by which a gas, liquid, or solid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, liquid, or solid without chemical change.
Vein A body or mass of igneous rock, deposited mineral, or the like occupying a crevice in rock.
Geode A hollow concretionary or nodular stone often lined with crystals.
Element One of a class of substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means.
Compound Composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients.
Inorganic Not having the structure or organization characteristic of living bodies.
Flourescence The emission of radiation, especially of visible light, by a substance during exposure to external radiation, as light or x-rays.
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