Rocks and Minerals
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| What is a mineral? | show 🗑
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| show | A silicate is a mineral that contains silicon and oxygen atoms and a nonsilicate is a mineral without silicon (Si)
that does not contain silicon and oxygen compounds.
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| Describe the mineral property of cleavage | show 🗑
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| show | ability of a mineral to resist scratching
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| show | unstable atomic nuclei decay over time, releasing particles and energy
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| show | rock that forms when magma cools and hardens deep within the crust
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| Define sedimentary rock | show 🗑
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| Define metamorphic rock | show 🗑
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| Describe the rock cycle | show 🗑
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| The rock texture of the igneous rock called granite | show 🗑
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| show | sedimentary rock that is made up of rock fragments that become compacted and cemented
together
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| Define regional contact metamorphism. | show 🗑
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| show | a mineral that is an element
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| What is a silicate? | show 🗑
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| show | silicate (Silicon and Oxygen compound)
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| show | igneous
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| What type of rock is formed from sediment cemented together? | show 🗑
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| show | Extrusive is formed on the surface
Intrusive is formed inside the earth
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| What type of sedimentary rock is formed from evaporation of water? | show 🗑
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| What does WEDCC stand for? | show 🗑
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| Symbol for Gold | show 🗑
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| show | Ag
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| show | Fe
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| show | Pb
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| show | Sn
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| show | Cu
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| Symbol for Uranium | show 🗑
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| Uranium has a special property of... | show 🗑
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| How do you classify a mineral? (SNIFC) | show 🗑
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| cementation | show 🗑
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| compaction | show 🗑
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| show | when rocks are broken into smaller fragments
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