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| - A substance in which the atoms of two or more elements bond together. |
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| - A mineral deposit that contains enough minerals to be mined for profit. |
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| - Any material that is cut and polished to use in jewelry. |
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| Molten rock deep inside the Earth. rocks Mixtures of minerals. |
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| - Molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface. |
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| - A scientist who study minerals. |
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| The color of the powder of a mineral. |
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| - The way light reflects off of the surface of the mineral. |
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| - The ability to resist scratching. |
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| - The tendency of a mineral to break along certain planes to make smooth surfaces. |
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| - How much matter is in a certain amount of space; mass divided by volume. |
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| - The way a mineral breaks when it is not broken along a cleavage plane. |
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| - Minerals that contain silicon atoms bonded to oxygen atoms. |
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| - A naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid with a characteristic chemical composition. |
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| - A substance in all of the atoms have the same number of protons. |
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| - A solid in which all the atoms are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern. |
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