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| a substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by ordinary chemical methods |
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106 known
- 88 discovered and occur naturally
-18 have been synthesized (manmade) |
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| a naturally occurring, inorganic crystalline solid that has a definite chemical compostion and possess characteristic physical properties |
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| crystals are made of ion and/or atoms arranged in a regular basis |
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| either constant or variable within a definite range |
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| carbon, sulfur, gold, platinum, and copper |
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| almost completely formed from silicate minerals |
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formed from a much wider variety of mineral groups
(limestone, and mudstone) |
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| a homogenous solid with an orderly internal atomicarrangement |
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| the most common amphibole |
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| physical properties of minerals |
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| color, hardness, cleavage, crystal form, streak luster, fracture specific gravity |
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the resistance of a mineral to being scratched
-related to the strength of bonds holding the individual atoms together |
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