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Mineral
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A naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, with a crystal structure, and a definite chemical composition
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Inorganic
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Not formed from living things or the remains of living things
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Crystal
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A solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again
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Streak
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The color of a mineral's powder
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Luster
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The way a mineral reflects light from its surface
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Moh's Hardness Scale
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A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals
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Cleavage
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A mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces
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Fracture
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The way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way
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Geode
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A hollow rock inside which mineral crystals have grown
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Crystallization
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The process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure
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Solution
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A mixture in which one substance in dissolved in another
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Vein
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A narrow deposit of a mineral that is sharply different from the surrounding rock
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