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MINERALS, ROCKS, and RESOURCES

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atoms of elements (e.g., oxygen, silicon)

chemical sedimentary rocks

clastic

cleavage

coarse-grained

color

compression

concoidal

contact metamorphism

crystal shape

crystal size

density

evaporite

extrusive

felsic

fine-grained

fluorescence

foliated

fossil

fracture

glassy texture

hardness

igneous rock

inorganic sedimentary rocks

intrusive

lava

luster

mafic

magma

magnetism

metamorphic rock

mineral

mixture (e.g, rocks, air)

Mohs hardness scale

molecules of compounds (e.g., quartz, feldspar)

non-silicates

ore

organic sedimentary rocks

physical and chemical properties

plutonic

precipitation

pressure

reactivity with acid

regional metamorphism

resources

rock cycle

rock texture

sedimentary rock

sediments

silica tetrahedron

silicates

streak

volcanic

weathering