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A mineral is an element or chemical compound that has been formed over time due to pressure or heat. A mineral is usally crystallized.
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NOT having natural growth. An artifical substance. It does not contain carbon which all living things have.[image]
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A solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again.
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| Hardness is measured by the resistance which a smooth surface[image] |
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| The color of a mineral’s powder[image] |
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| The way a mineral reflects light from its surface. [image] |
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| Fracture is how the mineral breaks once the tenacious limit has been exceeded. so basicly where the fracture was and how from bending or being crushed it iis the description of the break.[image] |
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| physical property of matter each substance has a unique density that is known to scientests so they can find out what a substance is.[image] |
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| A precious or semiprecious stone. It is mainly[image] cut, polished, and used in jewlery |
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To split or separate along a natural line of division. like if there is a small crack that would be were you would find a cleavage if broken apart.
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