Minerals Igneous Rock Sedimentary Rock
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What is a mineral?
Inorganic, solid material found in nature
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What is igneous rock?
Rock formed when melted rock cools.
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What is sedimentary rock?
Rocks that form from sediments in layers
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What are some properties of minerals?
Hardness, cleavage, streak, color, luster
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What is extrusive rock?
Lava that cools on Earth's surface
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What is detrital rock?
rock made by materials moved and deposited by water, ice, gravity or wind
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What is The Moh's Hardness Scale?
Scale that measures Hardness of a mineral from 1-10 with 10(diamond) being the hardenst.
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What is intrusive rock?
Magma that cools inside the Earth's crust
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What is organic rock?
when living matter dies, piles up, and is compressed into rock
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What is a gem?
rare minerals that can be cut and polished
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What is Granitic rock?
light colored rock with high percentage of silica
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What is Chemical rock?
Rocks formed when water full of dissolved minerals evaporates
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What is an ore?
Minerals that contain enough of a a useful substance sold for a profit
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What is a batholith?
very large igneous that forms when rising magma cools below the ground
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What is fossils?
Remains or traces of a once living thing found in sedimentary rock






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