Rocks and Minerals

Front

What are the five characteristics that all minerals share?

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Definite Chemical Composition, Crystal Structure, Inorganic, Naturally Occurring, and Solid

Front

Means that the substance must occur in nature, it cannot be created or manufactured by people.

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Naturally Occurring

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Means that a mineral cannot come from something that was once living.

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Inorganic

Front

This has a definite volume and shape, its particles are tightly packed together and cannot move easily.

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Density

Front

This means the particles that make a mineral line up in a pattern that repeats over and over again.

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Crystal Structure

Front

A crystal has flat sides called ______ that meet in sharp edges.

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Faces

Front

Definite ___________ means that a mineral always contains certain elements in definite, or exact, proportions.

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Chemical Composition

Front

This is measured on  the Mohs Scale.

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Hardness

Front

The _________ of a mineral is a physical property that is easy to observe.

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Color

Front

_______ is found by rubbing the mineral against an unglazed tile called a plate.

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