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Minerals Vocabulary
Rocks--Minerals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cleavage | how a mineral breaks |
| hardness | a mineral's ability to resist scratching |
| mineral | a natural, solid, non-living material with particles arranged in a repeating pattern |
| luster | how much light the surface of a mineral reflects (how shiny a mineral is) |
| streak | the color of the powder left behind when you rub a mineral against a streak plate |