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Rocks and Minerals
Rocks and Minerals
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6th Grade
10/23/2008
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control
 Definition
none are changed, used to compare
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trade-off
 Definition
one thing in place of another
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natural resource
 Definition
formed by nature
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renewable resource
 Definition
naturally replaced
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nonrenewable resource
 Definition
cannot be easily replaced
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crystal shape
 Definition
shape of crystal sample
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luster
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shininess
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properties
 Definition
characteristics
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octahedron
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8 equal triangular faces
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fluorite
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forms octahedral crystals
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crystalline structure
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pattern of atoms
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geologist
 Definition
scientists who study earth
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minerals
 Definition
found in rocks
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rocks
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made up of minerals
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Mohs Hardness Scale
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rates hardness; 1 - softest (talc) 10 - hardest (diamond)
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streak color
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color shown by rubbing
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light refraction
 Definition
seeing one image or two
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transparency
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how much light
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fossils
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remains or imPRESSion
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rock cycle
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form and break down of rocks
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igneous
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cooling of magma
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metamorphic
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changing pressure or heat
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sedimentary
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sediments cemented together
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sediment
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small bits
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molten
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melted
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lava
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molten rock on top
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magma
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molten rock beneath
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erosion
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wearing away
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geologic time
 Definition
billions of years
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