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element
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The building blocks of minerals
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The eight most abundant elements found in Earth's continental crust
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(oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium)
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What are the properties of minerals
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crystal form, luster, color, streak, hardness, cleavage, fracture, and specific gravity.
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What are the special physical and chemical characteristics of minerals
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(taste, smell, elasticity, malleability, feel, magnetism, double refraction, and chemical reaction to hydrochloric acid)
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atom
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the smallest particle of matter that still retains the characteristics of an element.
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Mineral
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a naturally occurring inorganic solid that possesses a definite chemical structure, which gives it a unique set of physical properties.
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Rock
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are aggregates composed of two or more minerals.
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The most common mineral group
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silicates.
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