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30 Cards in this Set
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Is a useful metallic mineral that can be mined at a profit
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Ore
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The tendency of a mineral to break along planes of weak bonding is the property
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Cleavage
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Silicon & Oxygen combine to form the framework of the most common mineral group
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Silicate
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Can be defined simply as an aggregate of minerals
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Rock
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Made up of one substance
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Minerals
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The property of a mineral, which involves the appearance or quality of light, reflected from its surface.
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Luster
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The property ____ is the color of a mineral in the powdered form.
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Streak
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The resistance of a material to abrasion or scratching called _____ is one of the most useful diagnostic properties
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Hardness
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Minerals that do not exhibit cleavage when broken.
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Fracture
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To assign a value to a mineral’s resistance to abrasion or scratching, geologists use this standard scale. 1. Talc 10. Diamond
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Mohs Hardness Scale
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Due to impurities, a minerals ____ is often an unreliable diagnostic property.
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Color
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Metallic & Non- Metallic
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2 Types of Luster
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-Luster -Crystal Form -Streak
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Properties of Minerals
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Illustrates the origin of the 3 basic rock types & the role of geologic processes in transforming one rock type into another.
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Rock Cycle
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Sedimentary rocks, when subjected to great pressures & heat, will turn into this rock type, providing they do not melt.
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Metamorphic Rock
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The rock type that forms when sediment is lithified.
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Sedimentary Rock
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The rock type that forms from the crystallization of magma.
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Igneous Rock
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Refers to the processes by which sediments are transformed into solid sedimentary rock.
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Lithification
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Is molten material found inside the earth.
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Magma
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Magma that reaches Earth’s surface.
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Lava
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Due to impurities, a minerals ____ is often an unreliable diagnostic property.
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Color
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Metallic & Non- Metallic
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2 Types of Luster
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-Luster -Crystal Form -Streak
-Hardness -Cleavage -Fracture -Specific Gravity |
Properties of Minerals
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Illustrates the origin of the 3 basic rock types & the role of geologic processes in transforming one rock type into another.
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Rock Cycle
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Sedimentary rocks, when subjected to great pressures & heat, will turn into this rock type, providing they do not melt.
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Metamorphic Rock
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The rock type that forms when sediment is lithified.
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Sedimentary Rock
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The rock type that forms from the crystallization of magma.
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Igneous Rock
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Refers to the processes by which sediments are transformed into solid sedimentary rock.
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Lithification
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Is molten material found inside the earth.
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Magma
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Magma that reaches Earth’s surface.
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Lava
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