Minerals

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What are the building blocks of rocks?

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Minerals

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What is the softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale?

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Talc

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What scale ranks minerals from softest to hardest?

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Mohs hardness scale

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What does it mean for minerals to be inorganic?

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They were never part of anything living.

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What is the term for the color of a mineral's powder?

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Streak

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What is the hardest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale?

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Diamond

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What is the definition of a mineral?

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A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and crystalline structure.

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What is the significance of the Mohs Hardness scale in geology?

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It helps to identify minerals based on their hardness.

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What is the term for the way light reflects off a mineral's surface?

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Luster

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What is the process by which minerals form from magma?

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Crystallization