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Mineral
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A natural, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and definite chemical composition.
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Crystal
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A solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again.
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Igneous rock
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A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molton rock at or below the surface.
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Sedimentary Rock
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A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plantsand animals are pressed and cemented together.
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Metamorphic Rock
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Rock that forms when a rock is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
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Sediment
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Small, solid pieces of material from rocksor organisms; earth materials deposited by erosion.
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Ore
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Rock that contains a metal or useful mineral.
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Nonrenewable resource
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A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful timeframe.
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Weathering
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the chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface.
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Erosion
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A process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock or soil.
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