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Compounds containing fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine
What are halides?
Largest group of minerals
What are silicates?
The general term for a beautiful mineral prized for its hardness, color, and "fire" is called this
What is a precious stone?
Abundant metal that is the primary ingredient of steel
What is iron?
The most common igneous rock
What is basalt?
Containing carbon bonded to oxygen
What are carbonates?
Includes "fool's gold," which is known for its metal-like luster and golden color
What are sulfides?
Ruby and sapphire are forms of this
What is corundum?
Lightweight, silvery metal used to make aircraft parts, automobile wheels, kitchen foil, and soft drink cans
What is aluminum?
The most abundant sedimentary rock
What is shale?
The tendency of a mineral to break along certain planes
What is cleavage?
The mineral property is a ratio that indicates density
What is specific gravity?
A metal mixture is called this
What is an alloy?
Used for radiation shielding, automobile batteries, and small-arms ammunition
What is lead?
The type of sedimentary rock that consists of smooth pebbles in hardened sand or clay
What is conglomerate rock?
Substances found naturally in the earth that have a crystalline structure
What are minerals?
This quality indicates how a mineral's surface reflects light
What is luster?
Emerald and aquamarine are varieties of this
What is beryl?
Reddish-orange metal often used for electrical wiring
What is copper?
This type of sedimentary rock is made from mechanical sediments
What is clastic sedimentary rock?
The scale used to measure a mineral's hardness
The term used to describe a mineral that glows when exposed to ultraviolet light and continues to glow when the light is removed
What is phosphorescent?
The science of extracting metals from the earth and preparing them for use is called this.
What is metallurgy?
White-gray metal more valuable than gold
What is platinum?
An igneous rock that formed when magma began cooling slowly but finished cooling more quickly is this type of rock
What is porphyritic rock?