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| Cleavage | A splitting of certain rocks or minerals
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| Crystal structure | The base of a crystal's formation
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| Crystallization | The formation of crystals
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| Fracture | The obstruction of a hard object
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| Luster | The way how light is reflected in the surface of minerals
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| Mineral | A naturally occurring solid
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| Ore | A naturally occurring solid in which metal or other precious minerals that can be extracted
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| Mineral properties | Properties that a mineral has that make it a mineral like being a solid
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| Streak | The color that a mineral has in it's powder form
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| Foliation | The process of being split into thin sheets
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| Grain | A crystal inside a polycrystalline
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| Lava | A hot, molten rock that emerges when a volcano erupts
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| Lithification | The process of converting a material into stone
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| Magma | A hot liquid located commonly inside an active volcano
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| Rock | A solid mineral that is making up most of the geosphere
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| Sediment | Anything that has settled to the bottom of a body of water
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| Texture | The way an object feels
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| Deposition | The process in which a substance is added to a landform or landmass
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| Extrusive rock | Any rock that is created by magma and has been cooled quickly, above the earth's surface
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| Intrusive rock | Any rock that has been created by magma and has been cooled slowly, beneath the Earth's surface
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| Metamorphism | The transformation of a rock
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| Rock cycle | The cycle in which a rock is formed into a sedimentary, metamorphic, or an igneous rock
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| Uplift | The process in which land is being raised
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