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10 Cards in this Set
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MINERALS
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naturally occuring, solid substances
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ROCKS
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substances made from a combination of minerals, fragments of other rocks, or the remains of plants/animals
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ATOM
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basic component of matter
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MOLECULES
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particle consisting of two or more chemically combined atoms
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CRYSTALS
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solid with a highly uniform atomic structure
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CRYSTALLIZED STRUCTURE
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formed by the geometric pattern created by the arrangement of atoms or molecules of a mineral
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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characteristic of a substance that can be observed by its interaction with matter and energy without being chemically changed
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STREAK
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the color a mineral leaves behind when it is rubbed against a hard suface or broken down into powder
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LUSTER
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the physical property of a mineral that describes the way light reflects off its surface.
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CONDUCTIVITY
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the measure of a material's ability to transfer energy.
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