Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary (SML)

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Cleavage

The tendency of a mineral to break along straight lines

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Fracture

A break in a mineral that is not in a regular way

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Luster

The way a mineral reflects light.

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Density

A measure of how much mass in an amount of space

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Color

Most obvious property of a mineral, but not always accurate

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Streak

The color a mineral leaves in powdered form

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Hardness

How easily a rock can be scratched

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Igneous rock

Rock formed when meted rock cools and hardens

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Sedimentary rock

Rock formed when sediment is cemented together

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Metamorphic rock

Rock formed by heat & pressure

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Magma

Melted rock underneath the surface of the Earth

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Lava

Melted rock on the surface of the Earth

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Fossil

Remains of plants and animals

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Rock

A nonliving solid made of more than one mineral

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Mineral

a nonliving solid that naturally occurs in a crystalline form.

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