tucker Flashcards
Mineral
a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.
Rock
the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil or oceans.
Element
a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic.
Compound
A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules composed of atoms from more than one element held together by chemical bonds.
Crystal
a piece of a homogeneous solid substance having a natural geometrically regular form with symmetrically arranged plane faces.
Color
the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light.
Luster
a gentle sheen or soft glow, especially that of a partly reflective surface.
Streak
a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or color from its surroundings.
Cleavage
a sharp division; a split.
Fracture
the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material.
Density
a measure of the amount of information on a storage medium
Ore
a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted.
Metallic minerals
Minerals with a high specific gravity and metallic luster, such as titanium, futile, tungsten, uranium, tin, lead, iron, etc. In general, the metallic minerals are good conductors of heat and electricity.
Non-metallic minerals
Nonmetallic minerals are a special group of chemical elements from which no new product can be generated if they are melted.
Gemstones
a precious or semiprecious stone, especially one cut, polished, and used in a piece of jewelry.
