Term
| Physical Properties of Minerals |
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Definition
Luster
The Ability to Transmit Light
Color
Streak
Tenacity
Hardness
Cleavage
Fracture
Density |
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| Appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface |
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| The ability to transmit light |
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Definition
None - Opaque
Some - Translucent |
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Definition
| Color of the powdered mineral |
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Definition
Minerals Toughness
Resistance to breaking or deforming |
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Definition
| Resistance of a mineral to breaking or scratching |
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Definition
| The tendency of a mineral to break along planes of weak bonding |
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Definition
Have chemical bonds that are equally strong in all direction.
Break producing uneven surfaces |
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| Smooth break with curved surfaces resembling broken glass |
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Term
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Definition
| Consists of 10 minerals arranged in softest (1) to hardest (10) |
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Definition
| The girls can flirt and other queer things can dance |
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Term
| Number of Cleavage Directions |
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Definition
1
2 @ 90 degrees
2 not @ 90 degrees
3 @ 90 degrees
3 not @ 90 degrees
4 |
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Definition
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| 2 Cleavage directions @ 90 degrees |
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Definition
Elongated form
Rectangle Cross Section |
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| 2 Cleavage directions not @ 90 degrees |
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Definition
Elongated Form
Parallelogram cross section |
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| 3 Cleavage directions @ 90 degrees |
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Definition
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| 3 Cleavage directions not @ 90 degrees |
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Definition
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Term
| Bowen's Reaction Series - Definition |
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Definition
| Shows the sequence in which minerals crystallize from magma |
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Term
| Bowen's Reaction Series - Top to Bottom |
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Definition
High Temp to Low Temp
Discontinuous Series of Crystallization
Continuous Series of Crystallization
Ultramafic Mafic Intermediate Felsic |
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Term
| Discontinuous Series Of Crystallization |
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Definition
Old People Are Boring
Potassium Feldspar
Muscovite Mica
Quartz |
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Term
| Continuous Series Of Crystallization |
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Definition
Calcium Rich Plagioclase Feldspar
Sodium Rich Plagioclase Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar
Muscovite Mica
Quartz |
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Term
| Most Dominate Elements to form Minerals |
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Definition
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| Oxygen and Silicon Elements combining to form the most dominant mineral class |
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Definition
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| 4 Oxygen Anions bonded to 1 small Silicon Cation |
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Definition
| Four Oxygen Ions bonded to Cations |
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Definition
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Definition
Single Chain
Double Chain
Sheet Structure
Three Dimensional Framework |
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