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The characteristics are it is a solid, it's formed in nature, it has a crystalline structure and it is non~living.
What are the four characteristics that ALL minerals share?
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Crust~ the soft outside
Mantle~ the solid part Core~ the most hottest and dense
What are the 3 composition layers of the earth and what are they like?
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The 7 tests are luster, color, streak, cleavage and fracture, hardness, density, and special properties.
What are the 7 different tests that can be performed for identifying minerals?
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What is
What are the 5 layers of the earth by physical properties?
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It is a scale to demonstrate the hardness of minerals and we use it by streaking the mineral.
What is Moh's Hardness Scale?
How do we use it? |
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Cooling
Melting Heat & pressure Weathering & erosion Compaction & cementation
What are the 5 processes that are occurring in the rock cycle?
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Fine~grained: contains very small crystals and cools rapidly
Coarse~grained: contains large crystals and cools slowly
What is fine~grained and coarse~grained?
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