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- naturally Occuring
- inorganic
- solid
- specific chemical composition
- specific arrangement of atoms
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Any naturally formed solid that is part of Earth or any other celestial body
Usually composed of one or more minerals |
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- intrusive or extrusive rock
- formed from cooling and crystallization of magma or lava
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a rock that formes from changes in preciously existing rocks due to heat, pressure, and or chemical fluids |
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rock that forms directly from sidiments deposited near Earth's surface by the process of cedimentation, precipitation of mineraly, loss of water, and compaction |
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the organic fuels found with in Earth's crust |
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| the pattern or arangement of atoms that characterizies each mineral; also called atomic structure |
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the tedency of a mineral to break along zones of weakness and form smooth to semi smooth parallel surfaces |
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a way in which a mineral breaks producing uneaven breaking surface |
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the resistance a mineral offers to being scratched or dented
comparrison to Moh's hardness scale |
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| the color of the powder of a mineral which is usually more consistant than normal mineral color |
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| the way a mineral looks or shines in reflecting light |
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the outward 3-D shape or geometric shape of a mineral speciment that reflects the internal atomic structure
also called crystal form |
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| a type of solidification in which molten rock (magma) cools to form igneous rocks composed of mineral crystals |
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| the process by which a liquid changes to a solid |
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liquid rock material beneath Earth's solid surface |
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an interpretation of an observation |
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| continues dynamic set of process by which rocks are changed into other types of rock |
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| local effect that occurs when molten rock meets solid rock |
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| small pieces of rock that are moved and deposited by water, wind, glaciers, and gravity |
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| the reduction in volume of sediments in the formation of sedimentary rocks |
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| the process by which solid sediments or clasts are "glued" together by precipitated minerals, forming a sedimentary rock |
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a type of sediment deposition in which dissolved minerals come out of solution to form solids |
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resources provided by Earth |
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