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Minerals Vocabulary 2.2 . The material met all the criteria required to be called a mineral . The substance was said to be inorganic . The item was actually proven to be an element on the Periodic Table. Water which is indicated by the symbol H 2 O is considered a compound .
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The material met all the criteria required to be called a mineral.
The item was actually proven to be an element on the Periodic Table.
Water which is indicated by the symbol H2O is considered a compound.
When native copper is torn, it results in what is referred to as hackly fracture.
One can tell that pyrite is not gold, because it leaves a black streak.
According to Mohshardnessscale, diamond is the hardest solid to be tested.
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Mineral: A naturally occurring, inorganic, solid that has a crystal structure, and a definite Chemical composition.
Inorganic: Not formed from living things or remains of living things.
Compound: A substance in which two or more elements are chemically joined.
Crystal: A solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again.
Cleavage: A mineral’s ability to split along a flat surface.
Fracture: The way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way.
MohsHardnessScale: A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals.
Ore: Rock that contain a metal or economically useful mineral.