Minerals vocabulary

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What is Cleavage in minerals?

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Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces.

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What is the Crystal System?

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The Crystal System refers to the classification of crystals based on the number and angle of their faces, grouped into six different categories.

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What does the Mohs hardness scale measure?

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The Mohs hardness scale measures the hardness of minerals, ranking them from softness to hardness.

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What is Color in mineral identification?

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Color is a characteristic used to identify minerals, as some minerals have distinct colors.

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What is Fracture in minerals?

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Fracture is the way a mineral breaks when it does not break along flat surfaces.

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What is Hardness in the context of minerals?

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Hardness is a measure of a mineral's resistance to being scratched.

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What is Streak in mineralogy?

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Streak is the color of the powder left when a mineral is scraped across a surface.

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What is Density in minerals?

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Density is the mass of a mineral per unit volume, indicating how heavy it is for its size.

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What are the six Crystal Systems?

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The six Crystal Systems are: Cubic, Tetragonal, Orthorhombic, Hexagonal, Monoclinic, and Triclinic.

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What is a Mineral?

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A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and crystalline structure.

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