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14 Cards in this Set
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what is rock |
a solid substance |
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what is mineral |
a homogeneous solid that is naturally occurring beneath the earths surface |
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what are the physical appearance of minerals |
color, streak, cluster, crystal habit, cleavage, fracture and hardness |
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what is color |
certain wavelength of light that are reflected by mineral and perceived by the observer |
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what is streak |
color of the powdered form of the mineral |
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what is cluster |
appearance of the minerals surface depending on how it reflects the light |
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what is crystal habit |
characteristic shape in which the mineral grows, projection of crystal structure |
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what is fracture |
pattern in which the minerals break aside from its plane of cleavage. break into uneven surface
rough surface, small fracture |
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what is cleavage |
tendency of some minerals to break along flat surface. Smoot or straight |
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what is hardness |
resistance of the minerals to scratching |
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what is specific gravity |
ratio of minerals weight |
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what is the chemical properties of minerals |
solubility and melting point |
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what is solubility |
ability of substance to dissolve in a solvent at a specific temp. |
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what is melting point |
temp of which solid turn into liquid |
