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Minerals Flashcards

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1
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The process that converts sediments into solid rock by compaction or cementation

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Lithifacation

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The least accurate way to identify a mineral

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Color

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Process in which sediment is deposited in new locations and forms layers

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Deposition

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A naturally occurring inorganic solid the has a crystalline structure and a definite chemical composition

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Mineral

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The way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way

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Fracture

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Liquid magma that reaches the surface

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Lava

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A naturally occurring substance composed of solid crystals of different minerals that have been fused together

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Rock

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A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are deposited compacted and cemented together

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Sedimentary rock

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Molten rock beneath the earths surface

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Magma

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A mineral’s ability to spilt easily/smoothly along flat surfaces

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Cleavage

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A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions

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Metamorphic rock

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Rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of lava at earths surface

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Extrusive igneous rock

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Processes that break down a rock to form sediments

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Weathering and erosion

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The process that presses sediments together

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Compaction

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The way a mineral reflects light( metallic/nonmetallic)

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Luster

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The process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and harden forming sedimentary rock

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Cementation

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The color of the powder of a mineral when it is rubbed on a streak plate

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Streak

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Small solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things

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Sediment

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A type of rock that forms from the melting / cooling and hardening of magma or lava

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Igneous rock

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Rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath earths surface

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Intrusive igneous rock

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