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mineral
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is a substance that forms in nature,is a solid, has a defenite shape, and has a crystal structure
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element
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substance that contains only one type oof atom
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crystal
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a solid in which the atoms are arranged in an ordely three-demisonal pattern
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streak
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The color of the powder left behind when the mineral is scarped across a surface
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luster
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the way in which light reflects from its surface
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hardness
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resistance to being scratched
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magma
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molten rock inside earth
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lava
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molten rock that has reached earth's surface
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ore(s)
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rocks that contain enough minerals to be minied for profit
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rock
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is a naturally formed solid that is usally made up of one or two types of minerals
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rock cycle
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natural process a rock goes threw
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Igneous rock
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forms when molten rock cools and becomes solid
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Sedimentary rock
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forms when pieces of older rocks, plants, and other loose materials gets cremated together
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metamorphic rock
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forms when heat or pressure causes older rocks to change into new types of rocks
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intrusive rock
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is one that forms when magma cools
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extrusie rock
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is one that forms when lava cools on earths surface
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Sediments
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materials that settle out of water or air
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metamorphism
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the process in which an exsiting rock is changed by heat or pressure
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foliation
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arrangment of minerals within rocks into flat or wavy parallell bands
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rock cycle
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natural process a rock goes threw
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Igneous rock
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forms when molten rock cools and becomes solid
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Sedimentary rock
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forms when pieces of older rocks, plants, and other loose materials gets cremated together
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metamorphic rock
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forms when heat or pressure causes older rocks to change into new types of rocks
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intrusive rock
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is one that forms when magma cools
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extrusie rock
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is one that forms when lava cools on earths surface
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Sediments
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materials that settle out of water or air
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metamorphism
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the process in which an exsiting rock is changed by heat or pressure
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foliation
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arrangment of minerals within rocks into flat or wavy parallell bands
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