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1
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is a naturally occurring inorganic solid with crystalline form

A

mineral

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2
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color of a mineral in its powdered form

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streak

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3
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manner in which mineral breaks along planes of weakness creating sets of smooth parallel sides

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cleavage

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4
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manner in which a mineral without cleavage will break, producing uneven, irregular surfaces

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fracture

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5
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measure of 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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What are the 2 most abundant elements in earths crust?

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Silicon and Oxygen

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What does inorganic mean?

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materials that are not living

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

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mineral breaks, how hard it is, and what type of crystal shape it is

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10
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What are all of the ways to identify minerals?

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luster, streak,cleavage, fracture,

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11
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What are the two types of luster?

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metallic and non-metallic

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12
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How does metallic luster reflect light?

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it reflects very easy

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13
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How does nonmetallic luster reflect light?

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Doesn’t reflect that easy

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14
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How do you perform a streak test?

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rubbing a mineral on an unglazed porcelain tile

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

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cleavage and fractor

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

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Moh’s Scale Hardness

17
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What is the number range on Moh’s Scale of Hardness?

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1-10

18
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How many different crystal shape systems are there?

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6

19
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What to minerals grow from?

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20
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What are the 3 ways minerals can form?

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evaporation, hot water, and molten rock

21
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What are the two mineral groups?

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Sillicates and Non-Sillicates

22
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What mineral group is the most abundant in earth crust?

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Sillicate minerals are the most abundant

23
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What elements are Silicate made up of?

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24
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Nonsilicates do not contain what element?

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Silicon

25
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What mineral is used to make glass?

A

Quartz

26
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A mineral is

A

Naturally occurring, inorganic solid with crystalline form

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