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| a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition. |
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| not made by people, minerals must be this. |
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| cannnot arise from materials that were once part of a living thing. |
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| a definite volume and shape. a mineral is always this. |
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| the repeating pattern of a mineral's particles forms a solid |
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| a substance composed of a single kind of atom. |
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| two or more elements are chemically joined. Each has its own properties. |
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| consists of two or more substances that are mixed together but not chemically combined. |
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| a test used to describe and compare the hardness of minerals |
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| the color of a minerals powder |
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| how a mineral reflects light |
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| mineral that splits easily along fllat surfaces |
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| describes how a mineral looks when it breaks appart in a irregular way |
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| minerals that glow under ultra violet light |
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| molten material from earths mantel |
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| magma that reaches the surface |
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| mixture in which one mineral dissolves another |
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| narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is much diffrent from the surrounding rock |
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| hard colorful mineral that has a brilliant or glassy luster |
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| solid mixture of two or more metals |
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| a rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral |
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| melting ore to separate the useful metal from other elements the ore contains |
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