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Where is a mineral formed?
In nature
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What is a rock?
A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
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How many tests are there to identify a mineral?
Seven tests
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What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
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What are the seven tests?
Color,Luster,Cleavage & Fracture, Streak, Hardness, Special Properties, Density
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What is erosion?
The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport soil and sediment from one location to another
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What does a Moh scale do?
It determines the hardness of the mineral
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Explain the Cleavage and Fracture test
You take a hammer and smash a piece of the mineral. If its a smooth, flat surface, its cleavage. If its uneven, curved, or irregular surfaces, its fracture.
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