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solid in which the atoms are arranged in
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crystal
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measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
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hardness
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solid in which the atoms are arranged in
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measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
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property that describes how shiny a mineral is based on how much light is reflected
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a non-living material found naturally on earth, with definite chemical composition and a crystalline structure.
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color of a mineral when it is in powdered form.
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how minerals or crystals break along clean lines
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the process in which sediment is carried away or moved from one place to another by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
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rock formed from the cooling of molten rock; can be extrusive or intrusive depending on if it cooled outside (extrusive) or inside (intrusive) the earth.
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molten rock that has erupted onto Earth's surface.
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molten rock below Earth's surface.
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rock that is formed or changed when existing rocks are exposed to intense heat and pressure
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process that describes how rocks are formed, broken down, and are changed over time
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parts of rocks, shells, and dead organisms that have been worn down into small pieces
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rock that is formed when layers of sediment are deposited, compacted, and cemented over long periods of time
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the breakdown of rock due to rain, wind, ice, sunlight, and plants.
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material that is found on earth and used by people
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materials that are created by humans in laboratories
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atoms arranged in a repeating pattern which gives each mineral a specific and different internal structure
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a characteristic of something such as color, hardness, shape, and transparency
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a person who studies rocks, minerals, and other non-living parts of the earth
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an abundant mineral that is inexpensive and found worldwide that is commonly used in jewelry, as well as a source of fluorine which is good for your teeth
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Interesting rock composed of the remains of plants that lived in tropical swamps millions of years ago
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material found on earth that can be replaced within a human lifetime
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naturally formed solids that are made from one or more types of minerals
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material found on earth that cannot be replaced within a human lifetime; once it is gone, it is gone forever
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a scale from 1-10 that measures the hardness of minerals
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the amount of space an object takes up
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the amount of matter in an object
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a measure of how light or heavy a material is for its size
