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Title: More Rock Vocab

Description: assorted rock vocabulary

Total Flash Cards: 6

Created: 04/15/2007 16:03:55

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Term
Ionic bonds
Definition
one or more e- go from one atom to another giving them opposite charges so they attract eachother
Term
Covalent bonds
Definition
one or more e- are shared by two atoms
Term
Halides
Definition
A chemical compound consisting of a halogen and another element, especially a strongly electropositive metal such as sodium or potassium. ex-salt
Term
cleavage
Definition
the tendency of minerals to break along certain lines to reveal smooth surfaces
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fracture
Definition
the apearance of a broken surface
Term
specific gravity
Definition
the density of a substance relative to the density of water



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