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1
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naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure and a definite chemical make-up (5 parts)

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Mineral

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2
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not man-made (1)

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naturally formed

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3
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never living or came from something that was living (2)

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inorganic

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4
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atoms and molecules are compacted together (not true for water (3)

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solid

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5
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Dense(to make denser decrease heat & increase pressure)
Medium Dense
Least Dense( to make less dense increase heat & decrease pressure)

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Solid
Liquid
Gas

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6
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repeating pattern of atoms (halite-cube Mica-flat)

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Crystalline Structure

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7
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same throughout (not granite)

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Definite Chemical Make-up

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not true solid, liquid, or gas

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Amorphous Solid

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pure substance that can not be broken down into a simpler substance (determined by number of protons- are on periodic table of elements)

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element

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10
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simplest part of an element with the properties of that element

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11
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2 or more different atoms chemically combined

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molecule

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12
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2 different elements that are chemically combine

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compound

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13
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a shorthand way to write a compound

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chemical formula

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14
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what they are made of

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composition

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15
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silicon+oxygen

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silicate minerals

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16
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carbon+oxygen(non-silicate)(1)

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carbonates

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sulfur+oxygen(non-silicate)(2)

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sulfates

18
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oxygen+metal(rust(non-silicate))(3)

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oxides

19
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only 1 element(non-silicate)(4)

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native element

20
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group1+group17(non-silicate)(5)

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halides

21
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what they look like ( 7)

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physical properties

22
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least reliable (can come in multiple or be multiple of this (most common))(1)

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color

23
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something there that shouldn’t be there

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impurities

24
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oxidations of metals(2)

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weathering

25
Q

powder form left behind by minerals (not diamond)(3)

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streak

26
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ability to reflect light(4)

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luster

27
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shiny like a metal(only metals can be this)

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metallic

28
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can be shiny to dull but cant be metal

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non-metallic

29
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breaks along uneven edge

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fracture

30
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breaks along even edge

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cleavage

31
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the resistance to scratch (5)

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hardness

32
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how compact something is

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density

33
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water evaporates leaving the minerals behind

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evaporation

34
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when hot water cools the minerals come out of the solution

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hot water cools

35
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how most minerals are formed;slower it cools the larger the crystals

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cooling molten rock

36
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molten rock on surface (no crystals)

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lava

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