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mineral
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a natural occuring inorganicsolid that has a crystal structure and a definate chemical composition
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inorganic
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not formed by living things or the remain of living things
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crystal
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a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats itself again and again
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streak
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the color of a minerals powder
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luster
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the way a mineral reflects light from a surface
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Mohs hardness scale
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a scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals
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cleavage
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a minerals ability to spliteasily among a flat surface
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fracture
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the way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way
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