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Crystallization | Process by which a mineral grows |
Diamond | Mineral with the hardness of 10 |
Fracture | Mineral breaks rough, uneven or bumpy |
Cleavage | Mineral breaks evenly in smooth flat surfaces |
Streak | Powder produced when a mineral is ground up |
Talc | The softest mineral with a hardness of 1 |
Quartz | The most abundant silicate mineral on the earth |
Silicates | Rock forming minerals containing silicon and oxygen |
Color | The least relicable of test used to identify minerals |
Luster | The way the surface of mineral reflects light |
Specific Gravity | The density of a mineral compared with the density of water |
Rocks | An aggregate (combination) of one or more minerals |
Three rock types | Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic |
Intrusive rock | Igneous rock with large coarse crystal grains |
Limestone | Formed organically from seashells |
Rocks containing fossils | Sedimentary Rock |
Metamorphic Rock | Rocks formed from existing rock through heat, pressure, and chemical reactions |
Igneous Rock | Rock formed when molten rock cools and hardens |
Rock Cycle | The continuous process in which rocks change from one type to another |
Extrusive Rocks | Rocks that form as magma cools quickly as it leaves volcanoes. |
Granite | One of the most common intrusive rocks |
Shale | Most commone sedimentary rock and indicates places where ancient seas covered the land |
Melting | Process by which rock becomes magma |
Weathering and Erosion | Processes by which Clastic Rock forms |
Volcano or Rift | Geological phenomena most likely to produce igneous rocks |