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| The way light reflects off of a mineral's surface. |
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| The color of a mineral's powder. |
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| A mineral's resistance to being scratched |
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| when a mineral breaks in smooth or flat surfaces. |
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| smallest particle of an element |
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| A mineral breaks in a jagged or grainy way. |
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| The most unreliable property of a mineral. Many minerals come in many different colors. |
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| Atoms that arrange them selves in a pattern. All minerals have a specific crystal structure. |
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| Reacts with CaCo3 (Calcite). This is a chemical reaction. |
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| 5 properties that define a mineral |
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1) inorganic
2) solid
3) crystalline structure (atoms arranged in patterns)
4) naturally occurring
5) definite chemical composition |
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| a substance that cannot be broken down into smaller substances |
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| a combination of 2 or more elements |
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| one or two letter abbreviation for an element |
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| abbreviation for a compound |
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1) cooling magma/lava
2) evaporation
3) hot water solution that cools |
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| 2 most common elements in the earth's crust |
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| All rocks are made of __________________. |
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Hardest mineral on the Mohs Scale 10 |
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Softest mineral on the Mohs 1 |
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Iron Oxide
major ore of iron |
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| antacids, optical instruments, limestone/marble |
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Cubic Crystal Structure
Salt |
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| in sand and used to make glass |
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| most important copper ore |
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| plant sprays and medicated shampoos |
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| Baby powder and gymnastics chalk |
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| plaster products (drywall) |
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iron
I will iron for a fee. |
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Sodium
Na I do not want any more salt (sodium) |
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copper
See you later copper |
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