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| what are the two main groups of minerals? |
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| which are nonsilicate crystalline structures? |
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| cubes, hexagonal prisms, irregular masses |
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| a double-chain silicate is |
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| what two elements must be present in silicate? |
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| which of the following groupings lists only minerals? |
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| fluorite, feldspar, copper |
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| whichof the follow ing are chatoyancy and asterism associated with? |
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| cat's cradle and six-sided star |
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| a minerial is desribed as fluorescent when it.. |
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| glows under ultraviolet light.. |
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| what mineral property involves iron? |
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| because many minerals are similar in color and certain ekements may change the color, color.. |
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| unstable atommc nuclei decay over time into stable nuclei, causing a mmineral to be... |
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| mineral shows a cat's-eye effect |
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| a phosphorescent minlral glows... |
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| after an ultralet light is turned off.. |
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| Double-chain silicates are formd when |
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| two single-chains of tetraedra bond to each other.. |
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| cubes, hexagonal prisms, and irregular masses are examples of... |
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| three common momsilicate crystaalline structures. |
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| which of the follwing is NOT one of the four criteria for determimging whether or not a substance is a... |
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| UNSTABLE ATOMIC decay over time, releasing particles and energy.... |
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| the color of a mineral in powdered form is called the minerral's.. |
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| a mineral is a natural solid that usually is.. |
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| inorganic,with characteristic physical properties.. |
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| single-chain silicates are silicate crystalline structure in which tetrahedra frorm a |
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| chain by sharing oxygen atoms.. |
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| the hardest mineral on the mohs hardness scale is... |
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| density is the ratio of.. |
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| the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance.. |
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| double-chain silicates form when.. |
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| two single-chains of tetrahedra bond to each oter.. |
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| cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to.. |
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| split along specific planes, forming flat surfaces.. |
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