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Chapter 2
Minerals
Question | Answer |
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Cleavage | the property of a mineral that describes its tendency to break along flat surfaces |
Crystal | a solid substance in which the atoms are arranged in an orderly, repeating, three-dimensional pattern |
Density | a property of matter representing the mass per unit volume |
Element | a substance that cannot by broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary chemical changes, consists of atoms of only one type |
Hardness | the resistance of a mineral or other material to being scratched |
Lava | molten rock that reaches a planet's surface through a volcano |
Luster | the property of a mineral that describes the way in which light reflects from its surface |
Magma | molten rock beneath Earth's surface |
Mineral | a substance that forms in nature, is a solid, has a definite chemical makeup, and has a crystal structure |
Ore | a rock that contains enough of a valuable mineral to be mined for a profit |
Streak | the color of a mineral powder left behind when a mineral is scraped across a surface |
Fracture | the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces |