rock and material vocab Flashcards
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mineral
a naturally formed inorganic solid
rock
a naturally formed organic sollid
element
a substance that can not be seperated
compound
a substance made of atoms of two or more differnt elements
crystal
a solid whose atoms ions or molecules are arranged in definite pattern
color
how something looks
luster
the way in witch a mineral reflects light
streak
the color of the powder of a mineral
cleavege
a splitting of a mineral along a smooth flat surface
fracture
the manner in witch a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces
density
the ratio of the mass of a substance
ore
a highly valuable minerl
metallic minerals
minerals such as iron that can be attracted to a positive and non positive pull
nonmetalic materials
material that repels a magnet
gemstones
special crystals that are valuable and beutifal
igneouse rock
rock made from concentrated immense heat
sedementary rock
rock at the bottom of the ocean that can be easily moved around and is mutch like sand
metamorphic rock
rock that makes many differnant other types of rocks