Minerals - Vocabulary

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Mineral

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Natural, non-living substance found in the Earth

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Hardness

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How hard a mineral is

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Color

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How a mineral looks

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Cleavage

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The tendency of a mineral to break along flat, even surfaces

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Luster

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The way light reflects off a mineral's surface

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Streak

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The color of the powdered mineral when rubbed against something hard

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Magnetic

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Force that causes magnets to attract or repel each other