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| a substance that forms in nature, is solid, has a definite chemical makeup, and has a crystalline structure |
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| a substance that contains only one kind of atom |
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| a solid that has atom s that are arranged in an orderly repetitive 3 dimensional pattern |
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| a crystal that forms freely without any space confinement which is very rare in nature |
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| the most common group of minerals that consist of oxygen and silicon joined together |
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| the second most common group of minerals that have carbon and oxygen joined together |
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| the 3rd most common type of minerals where a an element (usually a metal) and a oxygen joined together |
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| smashing and melting and ore to get the desired metal |
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| an intrusive igneous rock that contains the minerals quartz, feldspar, and mica |
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| considered a rock despite it not having any minerals |
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| a naturally forming solid that is made up of one or more minerals |
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| a rock that is formed by either magma or lava cooling |
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| a rock that is formed as sediments are compacted, cemented, and lithafied till they become a rock with different layers |
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| a rock that forms when heat and pressure cause rocks to morph together to make a new type of rock |
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| a set of natural processes that combine to change and reform rocks (never ending) |
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| a type of rock that is created when a volcano explodes abruptly and cools as an extrusive igneous rock |
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| an extrusive igneous rock that is often found on the bottoms of oceans often at spreading centers |
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| a foliated metamorphic rock and is made up of granular minerals |
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| a non-folitaed rock that comes from limestone |
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| a non-foliated rock that is made up of mostly quartz |
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| a foliated rock that has lots of mica |
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| a foliated metamorphic rock and can sometimes appear green |
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| conglomerate (puddingstone) |
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| is a clastic sedimentary rock that contains rounded clasts, the space between the clasts is generally filled with small particles and/or a chemical cement |
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| It most commonly forms in warm and shallow waters, usually forms from shell, coral, algal other debris |
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| forms from the evaporation of ocean or other waters |
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| a rock that forms as shallow sea basins or salt lakes dry up enough for the mineral gypsum to come out |
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| a sedimentary rock that is made up of sand and other weathered debris that are compacted to make a rock |
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| a fine grained rock that is formed when "mud" is compacted |
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| capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out without breaking |
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| capable of being hammered into thin tiny strands |
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| a mixture containing two or more metallic elements to make it stronger |
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| a substance whose electrical conductivity is between a metal and an insulator |
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| uranium for nuclear power (don't eat this kind of cake!) |
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| the longer it takes to cool the larger the crystals are and the shorter it cools it has tinier crystals |
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