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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mineral | a naturally occurring inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition |
| streak | the color of a minerals powder |
| moths hardness scale | a scale ranking ten minerals from soft to hardest; Used in testing the hardness of minerals |
| fracture | the way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way |
| solution | a mixture containing a solvent at least one solute that has the same properties throughout a mixture in which on substance is dissolved in another |
| vein | a narrow deposited of a rock that is sharply different from the surrounding rock |
| geode | a hollow rock in which crystal minerals have grown |
| luster | the way a mineral reflects light from its surface |
| inorganic | not formed from living things or the remains of living things |
| cleavage | a minerals ability to split easily along flat surfaces |
| crystal | a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again |
| crystallization | the process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure |
| rock forming mineral | any of the common minerals that make up of most of the rocks on earth |
| basalt | a dark dense igneous rock with a fine texture found in oceanic crust |
| igneous rock | a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at ot below the surface |
| metamorphic rock | a type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat pressure or chemical reactions |
| texture | the look and feel of a rocks surface determined by the size shape and pattern of a rocks grains |
| granite | a usually light colored rock that is found in continental crust |
| sedimentary rock | a type of rock that forms when particles from another rock or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together |
| extrusive rock | igneous rock that forms from lava on earths surface |
| grain | the particles of minerals that give rocks its texture |
| intrusive rock | igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface |