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1
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A naturally occurring inorganic solid with a crystalline form

A

Mineral

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2
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The color of a mineral in powered form

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Streak

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3
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When a mineral breaks along preferred planes of weakness creating sets of smooth parallel sides

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Cleavage

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4
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Minerals that break with irregular surfaces

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Fracture

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5
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The physical property that measures a mineral’s resistance to scratching

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Hardness

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6
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Molten rock material inside Earth

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Magma

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7
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A mineral is _______, __________, _________?

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Naturally occurring, inorganic solid, with a crystalline form

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What are the two most abundant elements that make up Earth’s crust?

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Silicon and oxygen

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9
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What does inorganic mean?

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Material that are nonliving

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What does the arrangement of an atom and the bonds between them reflect about a mineral?

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The way a mineral breaks, how hard it is, and what type of crystal shape it has

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11
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What are all of the ways to identify minerals?

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Luster, Streak, Fracture, Cleavage, Hardness, Crystal Shape, and Atomic Arrangement

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12
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What are the two types of luster?

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Metallic and nonmetallic

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13
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How does metallic luster reflect light?

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Very easily, like a piece of metal

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How does nonmetallic luster reflect light?

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Glassy appearance, or appears earthy or waxy

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15
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How do you perform a streak test?

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By rubbing a mineral on an unglazed, white porcelain tile

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What are the two types of breakage that can happen to minerals?

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Cleavage and Fracture

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What is the name if the scale to measure the hardness of a mineral?

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Mohs Scale of Hardness

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18
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What is the number range on Mohs Scale of Hardness?

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1-10

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19
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How many different crystal shape systems are there?

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Six

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20
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Minerals grow from the ______

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Inside out

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21
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What are the 3 ways minerals can form?

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Evaporation, Hot Water, and Molten Rock

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22
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What are the two mineral groups?

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Silicates and Nonsilicates

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23
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Which mineral group is the most abundant in Earth’s crust?

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Silicates

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24
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What elements are Silicates made up of?

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Silicon and Oxygen

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25
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Nonsillicates do not contain what element?

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Silicon

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26
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What mineral is used to make glass?

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Quartz

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27
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Define rock

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A naturally formed mixture containing minerals, rock fragments, and volcanic glass

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28
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How are rocks identified?

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By their texture and composition

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29
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What does the texture of a rock describe about a rock?

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Describes the size, shape, and arrangement of the rock’s components

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30
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Where do intrusive igneous rocks form from?

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They form from molten rock material that cools and crystallize either underground or on Earth’s surface

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31
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What type of molten rock does intrusive igneous rocks form from?

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Magma

32
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What is the name of the series that illustrates simultaneous crystallization of silicate minerals?

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Bowen’s Reaction Series

33
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What are the 3 types of magma?

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Mafic, Intermediate, and Felsic

34
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Which magma type has a low silica content?

A

Mafic

35
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Which magma type has a high silica content?

A

Felsic

36
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Which type of crust has an abundant amount of quartz? (oceanic or continental)

A

Continental Crust

37
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What type of crust has little or no quartz? (continental or oceanic)

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Deep locations in Continental or with Oceanic

38
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What type of igneous rock has a coarse grained texture?

A

Intrusive Igneous Rocks

39
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What type of igneous rock has a fine grained texture?

A

Extrusive Igneous Rock

40
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Do fine grained rocks cool slowly or quickly?

A

Quickly

41
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What are the two specific texture types for extrusive igneous rock? (this answer was our weekly assignment question for Tuesday)

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Vesicular and Porphyritic

42
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Which texture is the type with holes left behind because of rapid cooling?

A

Vesicular

43
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Which texture is the type with two different crystal sizes because of different cooling rates?

A

Porphyritic

44
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What specific name of rock has a vesicular (holey) texture?

A

Pumice

45
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Define Clasts

A

Small rock and mineral fragments

46
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What types of erosion are rocks on Earth’s surface exposed to?

A

Water, wind, etc.

47
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What does it mean if clasts are being transported?

A

When the clasts are being moved to a new location

48
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What does it mean if clasts are being deposited?

A

The materials are getting dropped off

49
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Define pore space

A

The empty space in between the grains

50
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Define compaction

A

The process by which clasts stick together due to the weight of overlying material

51
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Define cementation

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The process when minerals precipitate slowly out of a water solution and crystallize in the spaces between clasts

52
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How are sedimentary rocks formed?

A

Compaction and Cementation

53
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What is another name for clasts?

A

Detritus

54
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What are sedimentary rocks called that are mostly made of clasts?

A

Detrital Sedimentary Rock

55
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What is the decreasing size of clasts?

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Gravel, Sand, Silt, or Clay

56
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What clast size would be deposited first?

A

Gravel

57
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What are 4 common detrital sedimentary rocks?

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Conglomerate, Sandstone, Siltstone, and Shale

58
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How are chemical sedimentary rocks formed?

A

You have clasts that get compressed, water flows through them, causing cementation

59
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If sedimentary rocks contain remains of living organisms what are they called?

A

Biochemical Sedimentary Rocks

60
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What are 2 common biochemical sedimentary rocks?

A

Limestone and Coal

61
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What are the 3 types of sedimentary rock?

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Detrital, Chemical, and Biochemical

62
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Metamorphic rock is changed by a combination of which 3 things?

A

Heat, Pressure, and Chemical Reactions

63
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Which types of rocks can be changed by metamorphism?

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Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic

64
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What is it called when metamorphic changes in rocks occur over large areas?

A

Regional Metamorphism

65
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What is it called when metamorphic changes in rocks occur over small changes?

A

Contact Metamorphism

66
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When shale is compressed, which type of metamorphic rock is created?

A

Slate

67
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What are the two types of metamorphic rock textures?

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Foliated and Nonfoliated

68
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Define foliated texture

A

The rockk has crystals that are arranged in layers and bands

69
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Define nonfoliated texture

A

Randomly Placed Crystals, Uniform Grain Size, and Uniform Color

70
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Metamorphic rocks are mainly classified based on which two things?

A

Texture and Composition

71
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Define Rock Cycle

A

The continual changing of rocks from one type to another

72
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Which types of rocks are part of the rock cycle?

A

Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic Rocks

73
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What are the 3 types of rocks?

A

Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic

74
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Which types of rocks form from molten rock?

A

Igneous

75
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Which types of rocks are formed from clasts, precipitation, or compressed once living matter?

A

Sedimentary

76
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Which types of rocks are formed from heat, pressure, and chemical reactions?

A

Metamorphic Rock

77
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What can form from hot water, evaporation, or molten rock?

A

Minerals

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