Naturally Occurring usually inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure and chemical composition
What is a Mineral
100
Anything that has volume and mass
What is matter
100
Temperature and pressure within earth that cause new minerals to form as bonds between atoms break and reform with different atoms.
What is metamorphism
100
The color of the powdered form of a mineral
What is streak
100
Minerals are composed of only one element
What is native elements
200
Are pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means.
What is Elements
200
A substance that is not made up of living things or remains of living things
What is inorganic
200
When water is dissolved or evaporates these substances form into solids and come out of solution or precipitate
What is solutions
200
The way a surface reflects light
What is luster
200
Compounds that form when elements such as fluorine and chlorine combine with elements such as calcium
What is halides
300
Are the basic units of matter and the defining structure of elements. They are made up of three particles: protons, neutrons and electrons.
What is an Atom
300
A mineral that has a certain structure because they are composed of crystals.
What is crystalline structure
300
Minerals that contain a combination of these two elements.
What is silicate minerals
300
The tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form smooth , flat surfaces
What is cleavage
300
Minerals that contain sulfur and oxygen in the blank ion
What is sulfates
400
A substance made up of molecules of two or more elements.
What is a compound
400
The process when minerals are formed by many different natural processes that occur on earth and throughout the universe
What is naturally occurring
400
Minerals that do not contain the silicate tetrahedron building block to form a group
What is nonsilicate minerals
400
The measure in how much matter is given amount of space
What is density
400
Are minerals that contain carbon and oxygen in the form of blank
What is carbonates
500
A solid geometric form that results from a repeating pattern of atoms or molecules
What is a crystal
500
The formation within earth or on earth's surface by natural processes.
What is the formation of minerals
500
As this cools, atoms join together to form different minerals, and minerals form as well
What is magma & lava cool
500
A minerals resistance to being scratched
What is hardness
500
Compounds that form when and element such as aluminum or iron combine with oxygen. And minerals that contain one or more elements such as lead , iron, combined with sulfur