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19 Cards in this Set
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naturally
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A mineral is a ____ occurring inorganic solid.
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coal
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A mineral excludes ___ because it is organic.
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Five
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the number of minerals that are mentioned in the first six chapters of Genesis
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Atoms
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the building blocks of matter
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compounds
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the majority of minerals are ___ as they are made of several different elements
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feldspar
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a crystal whose weight can amount to several tons
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mineral
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the majority of rock composition
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acid
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formed by the combination of the atoms of several elements
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fracture
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not showing cleavage but having some pattern in breaking
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cleavage
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the characteristic to separate into flat sheets
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accretion
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the process of crystals adding particles to their structure as their surface is exposed
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native
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a mineral that contains between two and five atoms
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bend
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transparent minerals ___ light as it passes through them
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platinum
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denser, scarcer, and more valuable than gold
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electricity
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gold, silver and copper can all conduct _____
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diamonds
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a valuable gem that is sometimes ground into powder and used as drill bits
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page 381
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What are artificial gems?
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Why should minerals be important to us?
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They are significant in God's Word.
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Who gives us minerals?
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God
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