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| a naturally occuring inorganic solid with a destinct chemical composition and crystalline structure |
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| a solid substance in which the atoms or ions are arranged in an orderly pattern that repats over and over again |
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| any mineral that has a building blcok a tetrahedron of silicon and oxygen |
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| a grouping of one silicon ion and four oxygens that makes the basic block of silicate |
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| the tendancy of a mineral to split where bonds are weakest |
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| the study of minerals and their properties |
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| a specific group of minerals that make up certain types of rocks |
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| a property of an mineral that describes the quality or appearance of a rock |
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| a property of a mineral that describes its colored appearance |
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| a property of a mineral that describes an irregular pattern of breakage |
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| the ratio of a substance that describes the weight of the substance |
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