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Mineral pg 8
minerals pg 8 science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Meneral | naturally accuring, inorganic solid has a crystal structure, a definite chemical composition |
| Inorganic solid | the mineral cannot be from minerals that were once part of a living thing |
| Crystal structure | the particles that make up the mineral line up in a pattern that repeats over and over again |
| Crystal | repeating patterns from a solid |
| Faces | a flat side |
| Streak | the color of a minerals powder |
| Is the color of the mineral and the streak always the same | no |
| Luster | how light is reflected from a minerals surface |
| Density | the mass is given in a space |
| Crystal systems | the crystals of each mineral grow atom by atom to form that minerals crystal structure |
| cleavage | when a mineral splits easily along a flat surface |
| What detemens if it has cleavage | mica depends on how the minerals are changed, feldspar, calcite, halite |
| fracture | when a mineral splits in an uneaven or irregular way |