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Minerals
Identifying Minerals
Igneous Rocks
Classifying Igneous Rocks
100
a naturally occuring, inorganic solid
What is a mineral
100
the way a mineral reflects light from its surface
What is luster
100
crystallizaton of magma
What is igneous rocks
100
light colored and have high silica contents
What is felsic
200
a solid in which the atoms are arranged in repeting patterns
What is a crystal
200
one of the most noticable characteristics of a mineral
What is color
200
fine-grained rocks that cooled quickly
What is extrusive
200
dark colored and have lower silica content
What is mafic
300
minerals that contain silicon and oxygen
What is silicates
300
how a mineral feels to the touch
What is texture
300
coarse-grained igneous rocks that cool slowly
What is intrusive
400
compounds of oxygen and a metal
What is oxides
400
the color of the mineral after its been broken up
What is streak
400
different minerals form at different temperatures
What is fractional crystallization
500
molten material in the ground
What is magma
500
valuable minerals
What is gems
500
illustrates this relationship between cooling magma and mineral formation
What is bowens reaction series