Mining Minerals

Rocks are made up of one big piece.

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There are many different minerals.

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Ores are rocks with useful minerals.

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Some ores contain large lumps of pure metal.

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Atoms are arranged in irregular patterns to form crystal.

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Diamonds and gold are not minerals

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The smallest particle of a substance that can exist by itself is an atom.

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The shape of a snow crystal is determined by the temperature.

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The shiny quality of a surface that reflects light is called luster.

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Scientist identify a mineral by its color, weight and value.

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