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A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical combination.
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mineral
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a mineral characteristic:
formed by processes in the natural world. |
naturally occurring
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a mineral characteristic:
Cannot form from materials that were once part of a living thing. |
inorganic
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a mineral characteristic:
made up of solids with flat sides called faces that meet at sharp edges and corners. |
crystal structure
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a mineral characteristic:
always contains certain elements in definite proportions |
definite chemical composition
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the color of a mineral's powder
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streak
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how light is reflected from a mineral's surface
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luster
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the amount of mass in a given space, or mass per unit volume
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density
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a property of a mineral determined by whether it scratches, or is scratched by another mineral.
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hardness
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the way crystals grow to form a mineral
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crystal system
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the way a mineral breaks apart.
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cleavage
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the way a mineral looks when it breaks apart inerregular ways.
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fracture
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other less frequent characteristics of some minerals that help to identify them.
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special properties
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