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Minerals
Minerals of earth
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Science
6th Grade
02/15/2012

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Mineral

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Definition

a mineral is a natural inorganic solid made up of crystal structures, and has definite chemical properties

 

 

 

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Inorganic
Definition
something with no organism
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Crystal

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Definition
a clear transparent mineral
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Hardness
Definition
the quality of being hard
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Streak

 

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a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color.

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luster

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Definition
how much light reflects a mineral off its surface.
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fracture

 

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Definition
it describes how a mineral looks when it breaks apart in a irregular way.
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Density
Definition
how much mass in a a certain amount of volume
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Gem Stone

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Definition

A cut or polished mineral

Usually in jewelry

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Cleavlage

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Definition
when a mineral splits easily along flat surfaces is defined as cleavlage
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