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17 Cards in this Set
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ore
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a mineral that contains enough of a useful substance to be sold at a profit
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gem
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a mineral that can be cut and polished
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crystal
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a solid material that has atoms arranged in a repeating pattern
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mineral
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any solid, inorganic material
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rock
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solid, inorganic matter made up of two or more minerals
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igneous rock
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rock that is produced by melted rock that hardens
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metamorphic rock
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new rocks that form when existed rocks are heated or squeezed, NOT melted
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sedimentary rock
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rock formed from compressed sand, mud, or silt
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basaltic
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dark-colored rock, usually extrusive
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granitic
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light-colored rock, usually intrusive
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lava
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melted rock above Earth's surface
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magma
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melted rock below Earth's surface
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extrusive
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igneous rock that forms when melted rock cools above Earth's surface (lava)
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intrusive
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igneous rock that forms when melted rock hardens underneath Earth's surface (magma)
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foliated
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rocks that have visible layers or elongated grains of minerals
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nonfoliated
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rocks that do no have visible layers or elongated grains of minerals
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rock cycle
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a diagram that shows how rocks are related to one another and how they change from one type to another
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