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Mineral and Rock Vocabulary
Check out these words associated with our mineral/rock unit. These games will assist when reviewing for our upcoming quiz/test.
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| igneous | comes from fire |
| sedimentary | compacted and cemented |
| metamorphic | heat and pressure |
| shale | made of clay |
| obsidian | black glass |
| pumice | floats |
| granite | looks like marble |
| basalt | black with crystals |
| sandstone | made of sand |
| limestone | made of shells or chemicals |
| coal | reamains of ferns |
| conglomerate | made of pebbles |
| gneiss | banded |
| quartzite | comes from sandstone |
| schist | banded |
| marble | comes from limestone |
| fracture | uneven break |
| cleavage | smooth break |
| luster | how a mineral shines in the light |
| inorganic | nonliving |
| texture | how the rock feels |
| organic | made from living things/remains too |
| extrusive rock | found on the surface |
| intrusive rock | found beneath the surface |
| porphyritic | contains pores or holes |
| rock cycle | a process that continues to create and destroy rocks |
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