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Mineral Properties

Mineral Properties

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Science

KG - 12th Grade

Hard

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Joseph Anderson

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Properties of Minerals

Vocabulary Choice Board

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Mineral


Naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes and that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition


Example: Cobalt and Iron

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Inorganic


Minerals must be able to form from materials that were not part of living things


Examples: Table salt and Carbon Dioxide

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Crystal



repeating pattern of minerals particles.

Examples: Quartz and Pyrite

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Streak

Color of the minerals powder


Example: Here is the streak of gold!


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Luster

How light is reflected of a minerals surface


Example: Here is the Luster of a diamond

(This type of luster is Adamantine Luster)

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Mohs Hardness Scale

Used to rank the hardness of minerals


Here are some rocks on the Moh's scale

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Cleavage

A mineral that splits easy on a flat surface


Here is an example of cleavage

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Fracture

describes how a mineral looks when it breaks apart


Here is an example of a fracture in a peridot gemstone

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Geode

a rounded hollow rock that is often lined with mineral crystals


Here is a geode amethyst crystal

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Crystallization

process by which atoms are arranged to form a material that has a crystal structure.


Here is an example/form of crystallization

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Solution

a mixture in which one substance is mixed into another


Here is an example of a solution - containing water and sugar.

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Vein

narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is different for the surrounding rock


Here is an example of a vein

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Properties of Minerals

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