Vocabulary Quiz: Minerals

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A NATURAL OCCURRING AN ORGANIC SOLID WITH A DEFINITE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ORDERLY ARRANGEMENT OF ATOMS OR IONS

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NOT FROM BIOLOGIC ORIGINS

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THE PROCESS BY WHICH ATOMS FORM A SOLID WITH AN ORDERLY, REPEATING PATTERN

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THE COLOR OF A MINERAL'S POWDER

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THE WAY A MINERAL REFLECTS OR ABSORBS LIGHT AT ITS SURFACE

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THE RESISTANCE OF A MINERAL TO BEING SCRATCHED

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THE BREAKING OF A MINERAL ALONG A SMOOTH, FLAT SURFACE

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THE BREAKING OF A MINERAL ALONG A ROUGH OR IRREGULAR SURFACE

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THE AMOUNT OF MASS IN A MATERIAL PER UNIT VOLUME

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A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE MINERAL THAT CAN BE WORN AS JEWELRY

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A SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES THE DISTRIBUTION OF MINERALS, MINERAL PROPERTIES, AND THEIR USES

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A DEPOSIT OF MINERALS THAT IS LARGE ENOUGH TO BE MINED FOR A PROFIT