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26 Cards in this Set
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Minerals
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Is a solid that comes from inorganic matter.
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Which is NOT a mineral: diamonds, salt, graphite, coal
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Coal
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The ________________in a mineral are arranged in a repeating pattern to form crystals.
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Atoms
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Some minerals form from magma, which it a hot, liquid rock __________the Earth's surface.
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Beneth
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Halite crystals are formed when _____________ evaporates.
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Saltwater
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The _________________group of rock-forming minerals consists of silicates.
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Largest
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Scientists know of more than _________minerals.
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4,000
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Most of these are composed of only ______elements.
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These few elements make up __________of the Earth's crust.
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98%
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Minerals that combine to form the most common rock-forming group are _______.
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Silicates
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A group that includes rock salt is the _______group.
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Halide
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Each mineral has a different___________formation.
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Crystal
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Scientists have identified ___________major formation systems.
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Two other major groups of minerals are ______and _________
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carbonates, oxides
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A mineral with a unique crystal structure is a ____________.
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Solid
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Some minerals from when magma_________.
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Cools
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The term "________" refers to the patterns that atoms form in a crystal.
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Crystal System
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Some crystals are formed when minerals _________________in a liquid when the liquid evaporates.
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dissolve
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When liquid evaporates, ______in the minerals stay behind and form crystals.
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Atoms
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Minerals that are different in characteristic may be alike in ________.
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Color
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Test for _________and streak help identify a minerals.
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Hardness
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Two types of _______________or metallic and nonmetallic.
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luster
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_____________is the tendency of a mineral to break along a smooth, flat surface.
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Cleavage
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Minerals called ores are mined because they are ________________ substances.
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Useful
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Minerals are composed of one or more_____.
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Elements
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List 5 characteristics of minerals:
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inorganic (non-living)
definite chemical composition solid formed by natural process atoms arranged in patterns (crystal structure) |
