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11 Cards in this Set
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The color powder made by rubbing a mineral against a ceramic surface.
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Streak
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Forms long, tube-shaped rock bodies called pipes.
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Kimberlite
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The way that the surface of a mineral looks when it reflects light.
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Luster
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A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
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Hardness
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A solid element of compound found in nature having a definite chemical composite and crystal stutter.
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Mineral
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The tendency of some minerals to split along a flat surface.
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Cleavage
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A mineral that contains enough of metal to make to metal profitable,
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Ore
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A rock material made of sand and gravel and a binder.
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Concrete
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A deposit of sediments that contains important mineral fragments.
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Placers
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Sometimes reaches the earth's surface.
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Pipes
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The process of melting ore to remove the metal from it.
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Smelting
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