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MINERALS, ROCKS, AND RESOURCES

You may wish to use the alternate version that provide word roots.

atoms of elements (e.g., oxygen, silicon)
molecules of compounds (e.g., quartz, feldspar)
mixture (e.g, rocks, air)
mineral
physical and chemical properties
color
streak
crystal shape
crystal size
hardness
Mohs hardness scale
density
cleavage
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magnetism
silicates
silica tetrahedron
non-silicates
igneous rock
magma
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inorganic sedimentary rocks
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weathering

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