Minerals Crystalline Shape and Properties

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What does inorganic mean?

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Something that was never living

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The definition of a mineral does NOT include: crystalline structure, solid, organic, natural

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organic

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Which of the following is NOT true of minerals? Options: They are liquids, They are formed in nature, They are inorganic, They have crystalline structure

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They are liquids

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The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's

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streak

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How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's

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luster

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The color of a mineral in powdered form

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Streak

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A naturally occurring, inorganic solid which has a definite crystalline structure

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Mineral

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What term refers to the regular, geometric shapes that occur in many minerals?

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crystal

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Classify the shape of the crystal: Hexagonal, Isometric/Cubic, Monoclinic, Basic

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Monoclinic

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What crystal shape does this mineral have? Options: Isometric, Cubic, Tetragonal, Triclinic

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Isometric