vocab
Properties
Mineral uses
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mining
100
substance that contains only 1 type of atom
What is element
100
Color of a minerals powder
What is Streak
100
this Mineral is in your pencil
What is graphite
100
4 characteristics of a mineral
What is , natural, solid, definite chemical make up, crystal structure
100
Rocks that contain enough of a mineral to be Mined
What are Ores
200
atoms arranged in an orderly, repeating and 3D pattern
What is a crystal
200
This is how a mineral reflects light
What is Luster
200
This mineral is used for glass
What is quartz or Feldspar
200
this type of Mineral group reacts to acid
What are carbonates
200
type of Mining using explosives to dig a big hole
What is open pit mining
300
This is determined by mass in a given volume of substance
What is Density
300
A mineral that Breaks along flat surfaces is said to have this
What is Cleavage
300
Minerals that are considered beautiful
What gems
300
This is the most common mineral group
What is silicates
300
When Minerals are deep within the Earth's crust you must use this type of mining
What is Deep Mining
400
Tendency to break into irregular pieces
What is Fracture
400
This Mineral is a 1 on the Hardness scale
What is Talc
400
this Mineral is considered beautiful and used for drilling
What is a diamond
400
what are 3 of the 5 ways minerals are produced
What is Evaporation, hot water cools, heat and pressure, organisms produce, molten rock cools
400
Before Machinery and Technology this was the common type of Mining
What is Panning for gold
500
Molten Rock inside the Earth
What is Magma
500
this is the hardest mineral
What is Diamond
500
These two minerals are used for paint
What is Talc and Mica
500
Why do some minerals fracture and some cleave
What is strength between bonds
500
Method of mining that strips away the plants, soils, and unwanted rocks to get to the ores
What is Strip Mining
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