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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mineral | A naturally occurring inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition. |
| Inorganic | Not formed from living things or the remains of living things. |
| Crystal | A solid in which the atoms are arranged in a patter that repeats again and again. |
| Streak | The color of minerals powder. |
| Luster | The way a mineral reflects light from it's surface. |
| Mohs hardness scale | A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest used in testing the hardness of minerals. |
| Cleavage | A minerals ability to split easily along a flat surfaces. |
| Fracture | The way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way. A break in a bone. |
| Geode | A hollow rock inside which mineral crystals have grown. |
| Crystallization | The process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure. |
| Solution | A mixture containing a solvent and at least one solute that has the same properties throughout a mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another. |
| Vein | A narrow deposit of a mineral that is sharply different then the surrounding rock. A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart. |
| Rock-forming mineral | Any of the common minerals that make up most of the rocks of Earth's crust. |
| Granite | A usually light colored igneous rock that is found in the continental crust. |
| Basalt | A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture found in the oceanic crust. |
| Grain | The particles or minerals of other rocks that give a rock it's texture. |
| Texture | The look and feel of a rocks surface determined by the size, shape, and pattern of the rock's grain. |
| Igneous rock | A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface. |
| Sedimentary rock | A type of rock that forms when particles of other rocks or remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together. |
| Metamorphic rock | A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat , pressure or chemical reactions. |
| Extrusive rock | Igneous rock that forms from lava on earth's surface. |