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

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Mineral
Definition
-A solid that occurs naturally in nature, has a structure made of crystal, and a specific chemical composition.[image]
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Inorganic
Definition

- A mineral that does not come from materials that were once part of something living

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Crystal
Definition

- A mineral that has atoms inside it that form repeating pattern

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Hardness
Definition
- It is how tough a mineral is (determined by the Mohs scale) 
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Streak
Definition
- A mineral's powder color (found by scratching a mineral against a streak plate)
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Luster
Definition
- The reflection of light by a certain mineral (terms  are glassy, earthy, waxy, and pearly) 
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Fracture
Definition

- How a mineral looks when it is shattered irregularly

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Density
Definition
- Is a calculation that is found when volume and mass interact with each other
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Gemstone
Definition

- A mineral that has glassy luster and is colorful

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Crystal Structure
Definition

- The parts of minerals that aline in a pattern which repeats

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