| A | B |
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| mineral | A naturally occurring inorganic solid with specific physical and chemical properties. |
| silicate | Minerals that are composed of silicon and oxygen |
| luster | This is how light is reflected from the surface of a mineral |
| fracture | This is when a mineral breaks and forms irregular surfaces |
| streak | This is the powdered color of a mineral |
| cleavage | When a mineral breaks and forms a flat side in at least one direction |
| hardness | A mineral's resistance to being scratched |
| rock | A solid made of one or more minerals |
| sedimentary | A rock made by joining together particles |
| clastic | A sedimentary rock made by joining together rock particles |
| bioclastic | A sedimentary rock made from organic material |
| organic | Material that is living or once was living |
| metamorphic | A rock that has been changed usually by heat and pressure |
| foliated | Minerals in wavy layers found in metamorphic rocks |
| nonfoliated | Metamorphic rocks that do not have minerals in wavy layers |
| contact metamorphism | Metamorphic rocks formed when an intrusion comes in contact with other rocks |
| regional metamorphic | Metamorphic rocks formed during mahor crustal activity, like mountain building |
| igneous | Rocks made from material that was once molten |
| igneous extrusion | Molten rock material above ground, lava |
| crystal | A solid in which the atoms form a pattern that repeats over and over |
| Igneous intrusion | Molten rock material underground, magma |
| Chemical/Evaporite | A sedimentary rock that forms from material that was once dissolved in water |
| Natural Resource | A material used by humans that is not man made |
| Renewable Resource | This is a resource that can not be used-up |
| Non-Renewable resource | This is a resource where there is a limited amount, and that can not be replaced |
