Unit 5 vocab
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| Cleavage | A physical property of some minerals that causes them to break smoothly
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| Crystal | A solid in which the atoms are arranged in a repeating pattern
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| Fracture | A physical property of some minerals that causes them to break jaggedly
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| Gem | A rare mineral that is commonly used in jewelry
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| Hardness | How hard something is
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| Luster | The way a mineral reflects light
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| Magma | Hot, melted rock undergorund
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| Mineral | A naturally occurring solid
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| Ore | A deposit in which a mineral exists
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| Silicate | Describes a mineral that contains silicon and oxygen
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| Specific Gravity | The ratio of a mineral's weight compared to the weight of an equal volume of water
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| Streak | The color of a mineral in its powdered form
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| Basaltic | Describes dark-colored igneous rocks
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| Cementation | A type of forming of sedimentary rocks
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| Extrusive | Describes fine-grained igneous rocks
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| Foilated | Describes metamorphic rocks
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| Granitic | Describes generically light-colored rocks
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| Igneous Rock | A type of rock formed when magma or lava cools and hardens
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| Intrusive | Describes a type of igneous rock that generally contains large crystals
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| Metamorphic Rock | A type of rock that forms when heat, pressure, or fluids act on any other rock
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| Non-Foilated | Describes metamorphic rocks of which grains do not generally form layers
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| Rock | A mixture of one ore more minerals
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| Rock Cycle | A model that shows how rocks slowly change from one to another
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| Sediment | A loose material that has been moved by wind, water, ice, or gravity
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| Sedimentary Rock | A type of rock that forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together
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