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9 Cards in this Set
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Cleavage |
The tendency of some materials to break along smooth, flat planes |
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Luster |
The way light is reflected and/or absorbed by the surface of a mineral |
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Compound |
Substances that are made up of more than one kind of atom (element) combined chemically into larger units called molecules |
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Mineral |
Natural, inorganic, crystalline solids that have a specific range of composition and consistent physical properties |
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Element |
The basic substances that are the building blocks of matter |
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Mohs Scale |
Scale of hardness used to identity minerals |
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Silicate |
The group of minerals that contain both oxygen and silicate |
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Hardness |
A minerals' resistance to being scratched |
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Streak |
The color of the powdered form of a mineral (a different way of looking at color) |
