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| How many characteristics must a mineral meet to be classified as a mineral? |
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| List all four characteristics needed to be a mineral. |
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| Inorganic, naturally occurring, crystalline solid, and a definite chemical composition. |
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| What are two ways a mineral can form? |
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| From the cooling or magma and from a solution evaporating. |
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| What is the largest mineral group? |
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| List seven physical characteristics. |
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| Streak, color, luster, breakage pattern, shape, hardness, and specific gravity. |
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| Give a short example of streak. |
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| A powder or residue left behind when scratched against an unglazed black or white tile. |
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| Give a short example of color. |
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| What color the mineral is. |
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| Give a short example of luster. |
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| How light reflects of the mineral. |
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| Give a short example of breakage pattern. |
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| If it has a smooth or jagged break. |
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| Give a short example of shape. |
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| The shape of the mineral. |
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| Give a short example of hardness. |
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| How hard a mineral is according to the Moh's scale. |
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| Give a short example of specific gravity. |
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| How heavy the mineral is comparing to the same volume of water. |
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| A precious or semiprecious stone, esp. when cut and polished or engraved. |
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| A naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted. |
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