PROPERTIES OF MINERALS

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PROPERTIES OF MINERALS
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• 1. Mineral Naturally occurring, inorganic solid
  that has a crystal structure and a definite
  chemical composition (must have all 5)

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• 2. Inorganic Mineral cannot arise from
  materials that were once part of a living thing

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• 3. Crystal Solid formed by the repeating
  pattern of a minerals particles has faces

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• 4. Element Substance composed of a single kind
  of atom

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• 5. Compound Two or more elements are combined
  so that the elements no longer have distinct
  properties

Water is made of the elements Hydrogen and Oxygen.
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• 6. Mineral Identification Hardness (Mohs
  Scale), Color, Streak, Luster, Density, Cleavage,
  Fracture

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• 7. Mohs Hardness Scale Ranks minerals from
  softest to hardest invented by Friedrich Mohs

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• 8. Streak The color of a minerals powder,
  observed by rubbing on a streak plate

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• 9. Luster How a mineral reflects light from its
  surface

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• 10. Density Mass per unit volume (mass in a
  given space)

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• 11. Cleavage A minerals ability to split
  easily along flat surfaces

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• 12. Fracture The way a mineral looks when it
  breaks apart in an irregular way