Minerals

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minerals - remember the characteristics

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Natural occurring - homogenous composition - crystal solid - definable chemical composition - Inorganic

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How do minerals form? Options:

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solidification of melt, precipitation from liquid solution, Biomineralization, precipitation from a gas.

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Hardness

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measure of the ability of a mineral resist to scratch

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density or specific gravity

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Back density of the mineral or aggregate of many well-formed crystals that grew together as a group

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color

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How the mineral reacts with light of a spectrum that mineral does not asorb

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cleavage

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breaks to form noticeable planar surface along internal bond planes

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luster

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mineral reflects light and non Metalic (silky, glassy, satiny, pearly, and earthy)

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crystalline structure

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ordered arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules in a crystalline material

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silicate minerals

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any of a group of silicon-oxygen compounds

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non silicates

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substance that is not a silicate