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A mineral is inorganic, which means that it contains ______________________.
What is no materials that were one living things
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The color of a mineral's powder is called its _______________.
What is the Streak?
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If you broke a mineral down into tiny pieces, each piece would _________________.
What is it will still show the same crystal structure
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A narrow channel or slab of mineral that is different from the surrounding rock is called a _________________.
What is a vein.
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Magma that cools very slowly deep beneath the surface forms minerals with what type of crystals?
What is Large crystals
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A rock that contains a metal or other useful mineral that can be mined and sold at a profit in called a(n) ___________.
What is an ore.
200
A hard, colorful mineral with a brilliant or glassy luster is a(n) ______________.
What is a gemstone.
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Which is NOT a factor that affects the size of minerals fromed in magma?
What is fluorescence.
200
Which type of mine would be used to remove ore deposits from within a vein?
What is a shaft mine.
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After miners remove an ore from a mine, what process removes the metal from the ore.
What is smelting.
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Steelmakers add other elements to irom to make ___________________.
What is alloys with special properties
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An example of a mineral made up of a pure element is ____________________.
What is copper.
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The repeating patter of a mineral's particles forms a solid called a(n)______________.
What is a crystal.
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What do metal tools and machinery, the metal filament in alight bulb and steel girders used to frame an office building all have in common?
What is they began as minerals inside Earth's crust.
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What is the hardest known mineral?
What is the diamond.
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Which term refers to anyone who searches for an ore deposit?
What is a prospector.
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Most minerlals do NOT split apart evenly. Instead, they have a characteristic type of ____________.
What is fracture.
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What crystal shape does halite have?
What is cubic.
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Miners use earthmoving equipment to dig a huge hole in the process of ____________________.
What is open pit mining.
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Which type of mine often has a network of tunnels that extend deep into the ground, following the veins of ore?
What is a shaft mine.
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The term used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral's surface is ______________.
What is luster.
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Minerals can form deep inside the Earth's crust by _________________.
What is crystallization of melted materials.
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Minerals may form on Earth's surface when __________________.
What is solutions evaporate.
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What is a solid mixture of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal?
What is an alloy.
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When steelmakers add chromium and nickel to iron, the result is ____________.
What is rust-resistant steel.
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