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Minerals of Earth
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Science
6th Grade
02/15/2012

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Mineral

 

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Noun

 

 

A solid inorganic substance that

occurs in nature

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Inorganic

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Adjective



Not made from natural growth



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Crystal

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Noun



A piece of a solid substance having

a naturally geometrical shape

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Hardness

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Noun

 

 

 

Not easily scratched;  a high number when measured on Mohs scale.

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Streak

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mark of a different substance or color from its surroundings

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Luster

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How a mineral reflects light

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Fracture

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The cracking or breaking of a hard object

 

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Density

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The level of compactness of a substance

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Gem Stone

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A precious or semi-precious stone

 

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Mohs Hardness Scale

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Scale to measure the hardness of minerals

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