Mineral Vocab

Crystal

• Molten (melted) rock that erupts onto Earth's surface.
• A solid chemical substance with a regular, repeating arrangement of its atoms.
• The resistance of a mineral to being scratched.
• Molten (melted) rock stored beneath Earth's surface.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Crystallization

• To disperse in a solution.
• The process by which atoms form a solid with an orderly, repeating pattern.
• A scientist who studies the distribution of minerals, mineral properties and their uses.
• The solo of a mineral's powder.

Dissolve

• A solid chemical substance with a regular, repeating arrangement of its atoms.
• To disperse in a solution.
• The breaking of mineral along a rough or irregular edge.
• A scientist who studies the materials, processes and history of Earth.

Lava

• A rare and attractive mineral that can be used as jewelry.
• A member of the mineral group that has silicon and oxygen in its structure.
• Molten (melted) rock that erupts onto Earth's surface.
• A scientist who studies the materials, processes and history of Earth.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Magma

• The breaking of a mineral along a smooth, flat surface.
• The way a mineral reflects or absorbs light at its surface (metallic or non-metallic).
• Molten (melted) rock stored beneath Earth's surface.
• A deposit of minerals that is large enough to be mined for a profit.

Mineral

• Molten (melted) rock that erupts onto Earth's surface.
• A member of the mineral group that has silicon and oxygen in its structure.
• The resistance of a mineral to being scratched.
• A solid that is naturally occurring, inorganic, has a crystal structure, and definite composition.

Silicate

• A solid that is naturally occurring, inorganic, has a crystal structure, and definite composition.
• A deposit of minerals that is large enough to be mined for a profit.
• A member of the mineral group that has silicon and oxygen in its structure.
• The breaking of mineral along a rough or irregular edge.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Cleave

• The process by which atoms form a solid with an orderly, repeating pattern.
• A deposit of minerals that is large enough to be mined for a profit.
• The breaking of a mineral along a smooth, flat surface.
• The breaking of mineral along a rough or irregular edge.

Fracture

• A member of the mineral group that has silicon and oxygen in its structure.
• The way a mineral reflects or absorbs light at its surface (metallic or non-metallic).
• The breaking of mineral along a rough or irregular edge.
• A solid that is naturally occurring, inorganic, has a crystal structure, and definite composition.

Hardness

• A scientist who studies the materials, processes and history of Earth.
• A rare and attractive mineral that can be used as jewelry.
• A deposit of minerals that is large enough to be mined for a profit.
• The resistance of a mineral to being scratched.