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ES Mining and Minerals SOL Review

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found in nature, inorganic solid, definite chemical composition and structureName three characteristics of a mineral
atomic structuremineral properties of minerals depend on their _______ _________
hardness, color, luster, and streakname four things that are used to identify minerals (physical characteristics)
more than one mineralrocks are made of
quartz, feldspar, calcite, and micaname the four common minerals found in rock
ore mineralsthe following are considered __________, pyrite, magnetite, hematite, galena, graphite, and sulfur
oxygen, silicon, aluminum, and ironthe four major elements found in Earth's crust
silicatesthe most abundant group of minerals found on Earth
silicatescontain silicon and oxygen
composition and textureigneous rocks are classified using ______ and _______
igneous rocksformed from cooling magma or lava
lavamagma that cools above the ground
magmamelted rock that stays below the ground
extrusivefast cooling igneous rock
intrusiveslower cooling igneous rock
large mineral grainsintrusive rock is easily identified by its
small mineral grainsextrusive rock is easily identified by its
pumiceexample of extrusive igneous rock
basaltexample of dark igneous rock
obsidianexample of extrusive igneous rock that looks like glass
metamorphic rockrock formed by heat and pressure
metamorphic rockrock that has bands of color
foliatedrock that has stripes because it is metamorphic
marble and quartzitenonfoliated metamorphic rock
marbleLimestone morphs into
quartziteSandstone morphs into
sedimentary rocksrock formed from rock fragments, organic material, or chemical precipitation
sedimentary rocksrock that is formed in flat layers or strata
sedimentary rockstype of rock that has fossils
sedimentary rocksclasses of this rock include clastic, organic, and chemical
conglomeratesedimentary rock that is formed with large stones
sandstonesedimentary rock formed at sea shores
shalesedimentary rock formed at bottom of deep lakes
peat, lignite, bituminous, anthracitecoal formation from softest to hardest
nonrenewable resourcesresources that are renewed very slowly or not at all
renewable resourcesresources that are renewed quickly
coal, oil, and mineralsname three nonrenewable resources
coal, gravel, and limestone for concreteName Virginia rock and mineral resources


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