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| is a naturally occuring inorgonic sold 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 common mineral and what elements does it contian |
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| determines how hard a mineral is |
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| whats the hardest mineral |
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| what is the softest mineral |
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| how mineral reflects light |
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| when minerals break along a plan |
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| what two characteristic make a mineral a gem |
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| a useful substance that can be mined for a profit |
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| removeing a useful substance from an ore |
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| sed. rock made from sediment |
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| sed. detrital rock made from pebbles |
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| sed. detrital rock made from sand |
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| sed. detrital rock made from clay/mud |
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| sed. rock formed from dissolved minerals |
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| sed. chemical rock made from salt |
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| sed. chemical rock made from calcium carbonate |
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| sed. rock formed from dead plants + animals |
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| sed. organic rock made from dead plants |
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