Question: Mineral!
Answer: A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a specific chemical composition and a definite crystalline structure.
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Question: Crystal
Answer: a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again
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Question: Luster
Answer: The way a mineral reflects light from its surface
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Question: What are two types of luster?
Answer: Metallic and NonMetallic
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Question: Hardness
Answer: A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched!!
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Question: Clevage
Answer: The manner in which a mineral breaks along planes where atomic bonding is weak.
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Question: Fracture
Answer: Minerals that break with rough or jagged edges
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Question: Streak
Answer: the color of a mineral when it is broken up and powdered
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Question: Specific Gravity
Answer: The most common measure of density used by geologists.
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Question: Geologist
Answer: A scientist who studies the origin, history, and structure of the earth
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Question: Silicate
Answer: Minerals that contain Silicon (Si) and oxygen (O) in its crystal structure
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Question: Tetrahedron
Answer: A geometric solid figure made up of 4 equal triangles
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Question: Ore
Answer: Mineral or rock that contains a valuable substance that can be mined as a profit.
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Question: Gem
Answer: Rare, precious, highly prized mineral that can be cut, polished, and used for jewelry
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Question: Hermatite
Answer: is an ore that can contain the element iron.
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Question: How can minerals be identified?
Answer: based on there chemical and physical properties
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Question: What are ways to identify a mineral?
Answer: Using a combination of several tests
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Question: How do minerals form?
Answer: From Magma, supersaturated solutions, or from evaporation of solutions in which they are dissolved.
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Question: What is a naturally occurring, solid, inorganic compound or element?
Answer: Mineral
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Question: What term refers to the regular, geometric shapes that occur in many minerals?
Answer: Tetrahedran
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Question: What is the term for minerals containing Silicon and Oxygen?
Answer: Silicate
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Question: What is the relationship between ore and gem?
Answer: ores and gems are both economic minerals; their value depends on their cost of production and on the supply and demand
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Question: What is the relationship between silicate and tetrahedron?
Answer: silicate are minerals that are formed by the bonding of tetrahedrons
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Question: the ______ test determines what materials a mineral will scratch hardness
Answer: Hardness
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Question: minerals that break randomly exhibit _____
Answer: Fracture
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