| A | B |
|---|
| solid | shape and volume does not change |
| in-organic | not alive non living material |
| natural | not man made, found on the earth |
| chemical composition | the make up of the material |
| crystal | orderly internal arragement |
| streak | color of a line of powder |
| specific gravity | ratio of the mass of a mineral in air and water |
| luster | how light reflects off a substance |
| cleavage | break with a flat surface |
| fractures | breaks or shatters |
| hardness | how difficult it is to scratch |
| reactivity | how a substance reacts with other materials |
| double refraction | bending light to show two images |
| calcite | mineral that reacts to acid |
| halite | mineral name for salt |
| pyrite | fools gold |
| quartz | hardness 7 used to make glass |
| potassium feldpsar | salmon pink, good cleavage |
| mica | peels in 1-direction of cleavage |
| sulfur | soft, yellow mineral |
| diamond | hardest mineral on Mohs scale |
| talc | softest mineral on Mohs scale |
| hematite | has a red-brown streak |
| rock | mixture of 1 or more minerals |
