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19 Cards in this Set
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mineral
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a solid formed from one or more chemicals in the earth
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property
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descriptions used to identify minerals
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rock
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aggregates of minerals
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streak
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the color of a powdered mineral
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luster
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the way light reflects from a mineral's surface
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hardness
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property of a mineral used in identification
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texture
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the coarseness of a mineral's surface
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crystal
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the building blocks, or atoms, that make up minerals
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sedimentary
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rocks formed from layers of sediment
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igneous
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rocks formed from cooled magma or lava.
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metamorphic
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rocks formed when minerals are changed by heat and pressure
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conglomerate
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rocks made of smaller particles that have become cemented together by nature
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mass
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amount of matter found in an object
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volume
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amount of space anything occupies
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density
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amount of matter in a given space
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crust
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thin outer layer of the earth
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mantle
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the hot middle layer of the earth
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core
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the very hot inner layer of the earth
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magma
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melted rock deep beneath the surface
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