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| naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and orderly arrangement of atoms |
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| how many elements occur naturally in the earths crust |
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| what is the most commen mineral |
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| what elements does silocates contain |
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| scale used to measure hardness |
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| how mineral reflects light |
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| when mineral breaks along a plane |
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| for a mineral to be a gem |
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| removing a wanted material |
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| a useful substance that can be mined for a profit |
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magnetite-ore
hematite
bauxite-aluminum |
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| diamond that is illegally traded to fund conflict in war or warturn areas |
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| in what form are the diamonds traded in |
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| rough form and haven't extracted and cut |
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| what percent of the worlds diamond population was blood diamonds |
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| why are these diamonds bad |
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| because inocent people involved in trade are killed and many slaves are women men and children do back breaking work to find these diamonds |
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| what was the purpose of the Kimberly process |
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| to discuss ways to stop trade in conflict diamonds and ensure that diamond purshases arent creating war |
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| what is the requirment of the Kimberly process certification scheme |
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| all members are required a certificate to they weren't illegally mined |
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| why hasn't the scheme been working as well as hoped |
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| because of lack in political involvement |
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| mines where operated by millitary |
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