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| A NATURALLY OCCURRING, INORGANIC SOLID THAT HAS A CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND A DEFINITE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION. |
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| NOT FORMED FROM LIVING THINGS OR THE REMAINS OF LIVING THINGS. |
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| A SOLID IN WHICH THE ATOMS ARE ARRANGED IN A PATTERN THAT REPEATS AGAIN AND AGAIN. |
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| A SUBSTANCE COMPOSED OF A SINGLE KIND OF ATOM. |
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| A SUBSTANCE IN WHICH TWO OR MORE ELEMENTS ARE CHEMICALLY COMBINED. |
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| TWO OR MORE SUBSTANCES THAT ARE MIXED TOGETHER BUT NOT CHEMICALLY COMBINED. |
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| A SCALE RANKING TEN MINERALS FROM SOFTEST TO HARDEST; USED IN TESTING THE HARDNESS OF MINERALS. |
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| THE COLOR OF A MINERAL'S POWDER. |
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| THE WAY A MINERAL REFLECTS LIGHT FROM ITS SURFACE. |
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| THE AMOUNT OF MASS IN A GIVEN SPACE; MASS PER UNIT VOLUME (M/V) |
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| A MINERAL'S ABILITY TO SPLIT EASILY ALONG FLAT SURFACES. |
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| THE WAY A MINERAL LOOKS WHEN IT BREAKS APART IN AN IRREGULAR WAY. |
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| THE PROPERTY OF A MINERAL IN WHICH THE MINERAL GLOWS UNDER ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT. |
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| THE MOLTEN MIXTURE OF ROCK-FORMING SUBSTANCES, GASES, AND WATER THAT MAKES UP PART OF EARTH'S MANTLE. |
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| MAGMA THAT REACHES THE SURFACE; ALSO THE ROCK FORMED WHEN THE LIQUID HARDENS. |
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| A MIXTURE IN WHICH ONE SUBSTANCE IS DISSOLVED IN ANOTHER. |
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| A NARROW SLAB OF A MINERAL THAT IS SHARPLY DIFFERENT FROM THE SURROUNDING ROCK. |
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| A HARD, COLORFUL MINERAL THAT HAS A BRILLIANT OR GLASSY LUSTER. |
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| ROCK THAT CONTAINS A METAL OR ECONOMICALLY USEFUL MINERAL. |
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| THE PROCESS BY WHICH ORE IS MELTED TO SEPARATE THE USEFUL METAL FROM OTHER ELEMENTS. |
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| A SOLID MIXTURE OF TWO OR MORE METALS. |
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