ROCKS AND MINERALS

Front

A type of rock that is created using sediments that goes through compaction and cementation.

Back

Sedimentary

Front

The general state of minerals at room temperature.

Back

Homogeneous solid

Front

A naturally occurring substance that can form rocks.

Back

Mineral

Front

A property of minerals which allow them to be turned into copper wire. Options: Luster, Ductility, Malleability

Back

Ductility

Front

A type of rock that is created with the cooling and crystallization of hot molten magma.

Back

Igneous

Front

A principal agent for the deposition of most common sediments underneath the oceans.

Back

Erosion

Front

This means a mineral is NOT a product of an organism.

Back

Inorganic

Front

This is the hardest known mineral made up of flat thin sheets of pure carbon.

Back

Diamond

Front

A type of rock that is created with HIGH heat energy and HIGH PRESSURE underneath the crust.

Back

Metamorphic

Front

This property of mineral allows light in passing through.

Back

Diaphaneity