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| a naturally occuring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangemnet of atoms |
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| How many elements occur naturally in the Earth's crust |
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| What is the most common mineral and what elements does it contain |
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| What elements do silocates contain |
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| a measure of how easy a mineral can be |
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| What scale measures hardness |
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| a way a mineral reflects light |
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| when mineral break along a plane |
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| color of mineral's powder |
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| What 2 things make up a gem |
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| a useful substance that can be made a profit |
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| What are 3 examples of an ore |
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| Magnetite, hematite, bauxite |
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| when substance melts off another |
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| Diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions |
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| In what form are these diamonds sold or traded |
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| At one time, what percent of the world's diamond production was represented by conflict |
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| Why are blood diamonds bad |
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| Thousands of people are used as slaves to get them |
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| What was the Kimberley Process |
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| To discuss ways to stop the trade in blood diamonds |
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| What was the requirement of the Kimberley process scheme |
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| Members are required to certify all diamond exports are produced by legitimate mining/sales have no contact |
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| Why hasn't the KP system worked |
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| There is a lack of political will |
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| What is the problem with Zimbabwe |
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| Robert M is making money despite the KP |
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| movement of rock by wind or water |
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| rock broken down by wind, water, and ice |
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| formed by heat and pressure |
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| compacted/cemented sediment |
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| molten rock below Earth surface |
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| molten rock above Earth surface |
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| sedimentary rock made from sediment |
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| sedimentary rock made from pebbles |
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| sedimentary rock made from sand |
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| sedimentary rock made from mud and clay |
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| formed from dissolved substances |
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| sedimentary chemical rock made from calcite (CACO3) and seashells |
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| sedimentary chemical rock made from salt |
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| formed from cooled magma and lava |
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| the larger it is, the longer it takes to cool |
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| volcanic glass, scoria, basalt, obsidian, pumice |
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| formed from dead plants and animals |
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| organic rock made from dead plants |
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