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| Cleavage | splitting of a mineral along flat surfaces. |
| Sediments | small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things. |
| Mohs Hardness Scale | The _____________________________ is a scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals. |
| Inorganic | Every mineral must be able to form from materials that were (organic/inorganic) (not a part of living things). |
| Crystallization | The process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure. |
| Solution | A mixture containing a solvent and at least one solute that has the same properties throughout; a mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another. |
| Texture | To study a rock sample, geologists observe the rock’s mineral composition, color and _________. |
| Vein | A narrow deposit of mineral that is sharply different from the surrounding rock. |
| Granite | This igneous rock is generally a light-colored rock that has high silica content. |
| Grain | The particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture. |
| Sedimentary | A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together. |
