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Formation
Mineralogy
100
The smallest particle of an element that contains a nucleus as its central region
What is the atom
100
a substance that contains 2 or more elements that are chemically combined
What is a compound
100
Name how a mineral occurs
What is naturally
100
process where crystallization forms
What is magma process
100
In identifing minerals, what is good for some, but not so good for others
What is color
200
Where can you find all the atoms organized by their atomic number?
What is the periodic table
200
This forms when atoms share electrons
What is a covalent bond
200
Name a minerals mass
What is a solid
200
High pressure and heat make existing minerals and rock break down especially deep in the earth
What is the pressure & temperature process
200
the way a mineral shines in reflected light
What is luster
300
When an atom loses or gains electrons
What is an ion
300
This forms between positive and negative ions
What is an Ionic Bond
300
Name what kind of composition a mineral has
What is definite chemical
300
Where evaporation of water leaves behind sediments that are minerals (halite)
What is the evaporation process
300
Moh's scale is used to test
What is hardness
400
Atoms containing the same number of protrons, but different neutrons
What is an isotope
400
This forms when electrons are shared by metal ions
What is a Metallic Bond
400
How are minerals arranged
What is in an orderly pattern
400
Hot water and dissolved substances cause reactions to occur and new minerals to form
What is the hydrothermal solution
400
uneven breakage
What is fracture
500
92 elements on the periodic table are known as
What is natural
500
A neutral group of atoms joined by one or more covalent bonds
What is a molecule
500
What is for a mineral to not be alive
What is inorganic
500
Substances dissolved in water react to form new materials when water evaporates
What is precipitation
500
Powder form on a mineral
What is streak