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| A naturally occurring, nonliving solid that has a specific chemical makeup and a repeating structure. |
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| The color of the powder left behind when you rub a mineral against a rough white tile or a streak plate. |
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| The way a mineral's surface reflects light. |
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| A mineral's ability to resist being scratched. |
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| A natural substance made of one or more minerals. |
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| Rocks that form when melted rock cools and hardens. |
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| Rocks formed when sediments are cemented together. |
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| Rocks formed when high heat and great pressure change an existing rocks into a new form. |
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| The process of wearing away rocks by natural processes. |
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| The process of wearing away and moving sediment by wind, moving water, or ice. |
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| The continuous process in which one type of rock changes into another type. |
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| The remains or traces of past life, found in sedimentary rock. |
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| A hollow space to cast things |
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| A fossil formed when dissolved minerals fill a mold and harden. |
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| A close fact of the age but not exact |
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| Helps the scientist to find the age of the rock when it is out of order. |
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| The exact age of the rock |
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