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Minerals and Rocks
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| Not a gas, not a liquid | Solid |
|---|---|
| Not very reliable because lots of minerals can occur in many different _____ | Colors |
| How light shines off of a mineral | Luster |
| Color of a mineral's powder | Streak |
| Splits along definite planes | Cleavage |
| Breaks irregularly and has jagged edges | Fracture |
| Attracted to a magnet | Magnetism |
| Definite chemical formula | Unique Composition |
| Atoms are arranged in a specific orderly pattern | Crystalline Structure |
| Not man made | Naturally Occurring |
| Glows under Ultra Violet Light | Fluorescent |
| Continues to glow from being under Ultra Violet Light | Phosphorescent |
| A mineral's resistance to being scratched | Hardness |
| Is not alive, was never alive | Inorganic |
| Made up of elements | Mineral |
| A mixture of colors | Rock |
| Irregular shapes | Rock |
| Have certain crystal structure | Mineral |
| Made up of more than one mineral | Rock |
| Classified individually | Mineral |
| May be any shape | Rock |
| Usually in a definite shape | Mineral |
| Cannot be broken down into simpler substances | Mineral |