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minerals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Naturally occurring | Created by nature. |
| Inorganic | Cannot be created using any living thing, only NON-living. |
| Solid | Minerals have a definite volume, and shape |
| Crystal Structure | particles of a mineral lines up in a pattern over and over again |
| Definite chemical composition | Definite chemical composition |
| Mohs hardness scale | Identifies hardness from softest to hardest of ten minerals. |
| ColoColor | Easily observed physical property. |
| Streak | The color of the minerals powder is easily observed |
| Luster | Its reflection of light in the minerals surface. |
| Density | How tightly packed the matter is in the mineral. |
| Crystal system | The minerals actual polygon shape, example cube, or hexagon. |
| Cleavage | Mineral breaks along a flat surface, smooth break. |
| Fracture: | Mineral breaks in an irregular way, jagged and uneven. |
| Crystallization through melted materials | form from magma that cools inside the crust or lava that cools on the surface. Magma cools slowly creating large minerals, and lava cools quickly creating small minerals. |
| Minerals in Hot Water Solution | Magma heats water to very high temperatures, when the hot water cools the water and leaves the solution that creates the crystallization. |
| Minerals form | when solutions evaporate. |
| Where minerals are found | Many rare and valuable minerals are found in or near volcanic activity, mountain building, and bodies of water |