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What is a mineral? (compared to a rock)
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Naturally occurring, solid, crystalline structure, definable chemical structure, and inorganic.
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What are the properties arising from mineral structure?
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Hardness, cleavage/fracture, luster, streak, crystal habit, and specific gravity.
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What rock is formed by freezing of melted rocks in lower crust or mantle?
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Igneous rocks
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Rocks formed by cementation of eroded grains of pre-existing rock or precipitation from cold fluids at or near the surface.
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Sedimentary Rocks
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Rocks formed by heating or high pressure on a pre-existing rock until it changes its characteristics.
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Metamorphic Rocks
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