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Density
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Mass/Volume
ratio of mass to volume usually gram per cubic centimeter |
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Streak
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Color of a mineral in powdered form
used to find difference between minerals with metallic and nonmetallic lusters |
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Luster
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Describes how light is reflected from the surface of a mineral
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Crystal form
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Visible expression of a minerals internal arrangment of atoms
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Hardness
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measure of resistance of a mineral to being scratched
found by rubbing against anothern mineral of known hardness measured using Mohs Scale |
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Cleavage
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tendency of a mineral to cleave, or break along flat, even surfaces
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fracture
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do not show cleavage when broken
uneven breakage of a mineral |
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Mohs scale
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Used to measure hardness
1 softest 10 hardest |
