MINERALS, ROCKS, and RESOURCES
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 |