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Earth Science
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11th Grade
10/19/2009

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Term
Mineral
Definition

Naturally Occuring

Inorganic

Def. Chemical Composition

Solid Substance

Orderly Crystalline Structure

Term
Prop.of minerals
Definition

Color-not always reliable bc some minerals are dif. colors

e.x-quartz-purple white and pink

streak-color of minerals powder after being scratched across plate

 

 

Term
Luster
Definition

Luster-how light is reflected from the surface of a mineral.

metallic luster-shines like a metal

nonmetalic-glassy pearly earthly

Term
Hardness
Definition

Is a measure of the resistance of a mineral to being scratched.

 

Term
Hardness
Definition
Each mineral on the scale will be scratched by those of a higher number.
Term
Cleavage
Definition

the tendency of a mineral to break evenly.

e.x-mica cleaves into thin sheets

 

Term
Fracture
Definition

the tendency of a mineral to break unevenly

e.x-sulfure and quartz

Term
Density
Definition

how tightly packed the atoms or molecules are within a substance

ex-galena-more dense

halite-less dense

Term
Characteristics
Definition

The internal atomic structure of a mineral determines hardness,cleavage and crystal structure

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