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15 Cards in this Set
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Compound
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A substance in which two or more elements are chemically joined.
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Ore
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Rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral
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Mohs Scale
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A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest you can use a scratch test to test hardness
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Ore
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Rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral
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Fluorescence
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The property of a mineral in which the mineral glows under an ultraviolet light
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Density
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The amount of mass in a given space; Mass unit volume
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Vein
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When one deposits occuring vains shaf mining is needed;A narrow slab of a mineral that is sharply different from the surrounding rock
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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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Cleavage
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A minerals ability to split easily along flat surfaces
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Gemstone
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A hard colorful mineral, that has a brilliant or glassy luster
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Alloy
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a solid mixture of two or more metals
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Hallite
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The mineral used to make table salt
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Which minerals are most common in Earths crust
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Rock Forming Minerals
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What cherecteristics are used to classify minerals
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Crystel System, Hardness, Color, Streak, Luster, Density, Cleavage, Fracture
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What charectiristics must be presented in order to determine whether or not an object is a mineral
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Naturally Occuring, Inorganic, Solid, Crystal Structre, Definite Chemical Composition
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