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Minerals And Rocks Flashcards

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1
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Rounded, hollow rock that is often found with mineral crystals

A

Geode

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Process by which Adams are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure

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Crystallization

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Name two ways minerals can form

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  1. crystallization of magma and lava

2. Crystallization of materials dissolved in water

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Minerals form as hot magma cools inside the crust, or as lava hardens on the surface.

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Crystallization of magma and lava

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When elements and compounds that are dissolved in water leave a solution crystallization occurs

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Crystallization of materials to dissolve in water

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Some minerals form when_______.

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Solutions evaporate

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Pure metals that crystallize form Hot water solutions underground often form_________.

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Veins

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A narrow channel or slab mineral that is different from the surrounding rock

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Veins

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_________ are the source of gemstones, metals and a variety of materials used to make many products.

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Minerals

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A rock that contains a metal or other useful mineral that can be mind and sold at profit?

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Ore

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How do you produce metal from a mineral?

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  1. Rocks containing minerals must be located through prospecting
  2. Ore deposits are removed from the ground through mining
  3. Rock is processed by smelting to produce metals
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Naturally occurring in organic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.

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Mineral

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Name the five characteristics of a mineral

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  1. Must be formed by the process that occur in the natural world
  2. Must be organic meaning that it cannot come from materials that were once part of a living thing
  3. A solid
  4. Particles that make it up line up in a repeating pattern which form a crystal
  5. Has a definite chemical composition or range of compositions
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Used to identify a few minerals that have their own characteristic coloring

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Color

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Color of a minerals powder

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Streak

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16
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How light is reflected from a mineral surface

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Luster

17
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Each mineral has a characteristic density

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Density

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Using the Mohs hardness scale this scale ranks 10 minerals from softest to hardest

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Hardness

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Crystals grow atom by atom to form a particular structure, these structures are grouped into six different categories based on the number and angle of Crystal faces

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Crystal system

20
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If I mineral breaks easily a long flat surfaces

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Cleavage

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When a mineral breaks apart in an irregular way

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Fracture

22
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Special properties can also be used such as _________ and ability to glow under an ultraviolet light

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Magnetism

23
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Name the characteristics that help identify a mineral (8)

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Color
Streak
Luster
Density
Heartedness
Crystal system
Cleavage
Fracture

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