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| A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure. |
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| A substance made of two or more elements that have been chemically joined, or bonded. |
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| A crystal's ____ is determined by the kinds of atoms that make up the mineral. |
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| Minerals are classified as either _____ or ______. |
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| Pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means. |
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| The smallest part of an element that still has all the properties of that element. |
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| Solid, geometric forms of minerals produced by a repeating pattern of atoms. |
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| Name the 6 ways that mineral are identified. |
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| color, luster, streak, cleavage & fracture, hardness, density |
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| The way a surface reflects light |
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| The color of a mineral in powdered form |
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| The tendency of some minerals to break unevenly along curved or irregular surfaces. |
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| A mineral's resistance to being scratched |
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| The tendency of some minerals to break along flat surfaces |
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| Scientists use the ____ hardness scale to determine hardness. |
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| When a mineral's color is changed by ____, it does not change it's streak. |
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| Impurities cause quartz to change _____. |
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| MInerals come in many _____ and _____ |
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| ____ is the softest mineral. |
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| ____ is the hardest mineral. |
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| A measure of how much matter there is in a given amount of space. |
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| Name 3 special properties of minerals. |
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| Fluorescence, chemical reaction, optical properties, radioactivity, magnetism, taste |
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| Almost all known minerals can be found in the Earth's _____. |
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| The _____ in which a mineral forms determines the mineral's properties. |
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| A mineral deposit large enough and pure enough to be mined for profit. |
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| ____ mining is the removal of minerals or other materials at or near the surface of the Earth. |
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| ____ mining is the removal of minerals or other materials from deep within the Earth. |
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| The process of returning the land to its original state after mining is completed. |
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