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1. _______- a naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid with a definite chemical composition mineral
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A. “Naturally occurring”- made by ______- not man-made nature B. “Inorganic”- is not nor has it ever been ________ alive
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C. “Crystalline”- minerals are lined up in ________ patterns repeating D. “SOLID”
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E. “Definite chemical composition”- certain elements in definite proportions
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2. ________- a solid plane in which the atoms are arranged in orderly, repeating patterns A. cubic B. tetragonal C. hexagonal D. orthorhombic E. triclinic F. monoclinic crystal
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CUBIC HALITE TETRAGONAL WULFENITE HEXAGONAL BERYL ORTHORHOMBIC TANZANITE MONOCLINIC GYPSUM TRICLINIC MONTEBRASITE
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3. Physical properties A. _____- the mineral’s general color B. _______- the color of the powdered mineral C. _______- the way light is reflected from a mineral’s surface D. ________-how tightly packed together the molecules of a mineral are; E. ________- a mineral’s resistance to being scratched F. ________- breaks on smooth surfaces; ________- the irregular breakage of a mineral hardness cleavage fracture streak density color luster
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G. Other- _____ (salt), _____ (sulfur), ___________ (iron), and _____ (jade) taste smell magnetism sound
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4. _____- rare and highly prized mineralsgems
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5. ______- minerals that can be mined at a profit ores
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6. ______and _______- two most abundant elements in the Earth’s crust siliconoxygen
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7. rock- mixture of ________, ______________, _____________, and ________________ 8. Rock cycle- rocks are formed by __________, _______, ____, ________, _______, _______, __________ and ___________ minerals volcanic glass organic matter other materials weatheringerosionheat pressuremeltingcooling compactioncementation
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9. Major Rock types A. IGNEOUS B. SEDIMENTARY C. METAMORPHIC
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10. _____________- rocks made from molten materials ______- underground melted materials ____- above the ground melted materials Igneous rocks magma lava
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A.Intrusive- formed _____ Earth’s surface and eventually uplifted and uncovered by __________ and _______; magma cools ______; _____ crystals B. Extrusive- formed when lava cools ___________ Earth’s surface; cools ____; _____ crystals under weathering erosion slowly large at or above fastsmall
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11. sedimentary- 75% of all rocks on the _______; the only rocks that _________ on the Earth’s surface surface originate
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A.Methods of formation: 1) __________ (breaking down) and _______ (the moving around) of rock particles 2) __________- pressure that squeezes out the air and water 3) ___________- water that is dissolved with minerals “glues particles together and then they hardens weathering erosion compaction cementation
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B. Classification: 1) ________- broken pieces of other rocks and shells are cemented together; shale,sandstone, conglomerate 2)________- minerals are withdrawn from a solution or left behind after evaporation; halite and some limestone clastic chemical
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3) _______- rock formed from once living materials _____- formed from shells of coquina ___- formed from dead plants that have been buried and pressurized organic chalk coal
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11. Metamorphic rock- rocks that have changed due to ____ and ________ A. ________- contains parallel bands of minerals B. ____________- no banding; massive in form; mineral grains grow and rearrange heat pressure foliated non-foliated
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