Rocks Vocabulary

color, shape, texture, luster and hardness.

Form or outline of a rock

Coarse-grained, medium -grained, fine -grained. This is how your rock feels.

results from the absorption and reflection of the different components of visible light.

how shiny a rock appears due to its ability to reflect light

ability of a rock (or mineral) to resist being scratched.

a nonliving solid that has a crystal form

is made up of one or more minerals.

Scientist that breaks open rocks to help them identify or classify a rock sample.

is a list of ten standard minerals with increasing hardness.