MINERALS, ROCKS, AND RESOURCES
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| 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 |
| fracture |
| luster |
| reactivity with acid |
| fluorescence |
| magnetism |
| silicates |
| silica tetrahedron |
| non-silicates |
| igneous rock |
| magma |
| lava |
| rock texture |
| extrusive |
| volcanic |
| fine-grained |
| glassy texture |
| concoidal |
| intrusive |
| plutonic |
| coarse-grained |
| felsic |
| mafic |
| sedimentary rock |
| sediments |
| clastic |
| chemical sedimentary rocks |
| organic sedimentary rocks |
| inorganic sedimentary rocks |
| precipitation |
| evaporite |
| compression |
| fossil |
| metamorphic rock |
| foliation |
| pressure |
| regional metamorphism |
| contact metamorphism |
| resources |
| rock cycle |
| ore |
| renewable |
| nonrenewable |
| weathering |
