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| Can have many and most minerals have a specific range. Can Change. |
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| Color of the powder left behind when scraped against a surface. Will remain the same while color can change. |
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| A minerals resistance to being scratched. Uses Moh's scale. |
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| The mass divided by the volume. If two objects are the same size the denser one is havier. |
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| The way the light reflects off the surface of a mineral. Can be described as metallic or non- metallic. |
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| The tendency for a mineral to break along a flat surface. |
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| Tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces. |
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| The specific,repeating,3-dimensional pattern of atoms that make up a mineral. |
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| A set of Natural processes that form, change,break down and re-form rocks. |
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| Formed when molten rock cools and becomes solid. Can harden on Earth's surface or within Earth. |
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| Forms when pieces of older rocks,plants,and other loose material get pressed or cemented together. |
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| Forms when heat and pressure causes older rocks to change into new types of rock. |
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| Must be formed in nature,have a definite chemical makeup,be a solid,and have a crystal structure, |
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| Identify by testing and observing its properties. |
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