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Minerals Vocabulary

Flora - Minerals Vocabulary Study Guide Study Stack

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resistance to being scratched hardness
how light is reflected from the surface of a mineral luster
minerals that have the oxygen and silicon tetrahedron as their basic structure silicates
a substance that is made of two or more elements chemically combined in specific proportions compound
the type of luster in which a mineral shines like a metal metallic
a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with an orderly crystalline structure and a definite chemical composition mineral
the property of a mineral that causes it to break with uneven or jagged edges fracture
the tendency of a mineral to cleave, or break, along flat, even surfaces cleavage
atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons isotope
the color of a mineral in its powdered form streak
a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical or physical means element
the type of luster in which a mineral has a dull appearance nonmetallic
the visible expression of a mineral's internal arrangement of atoms crystal form
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