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  • A substance composed of a single kind of atom
    chemical element
  • Mineral containing silicon, oxygen, and usually one or more other elements
    silicate
  • are small amounts of other substances which are not part of the mineral
    impurities
  • minerals made up of a metal and chloride or fluoride
    halide
  • minerals made up of sulphur and a metal
    sulphides
  • The most abundant element on Earth's crust.
    Oxygen
  • Minerals that do not contain silicon
    non-silicates
  • minerals made up of carbon, oxygen and a metal
    carbonates
  • Scientists use mineral ________________ to identify and classify minerals.
    properties
  • group of non-silicates made up of oxygen and one other element
    oxide
  • Minerals occur in _________________ in high concentration.
    mineral beds
  • the name of the scale used to determine a mineral's hardness
    Mohs Scale of Hardness
  • a naturally occurring, non-living solid that has a specific chemical make-up and a repeating structure
    mineral
  • Minerals are extracted in _____________________ or underground mines.
    surface mines
  • Which mineral is the hardest of all?
    diamond
  • The chemical composition of a mineral ___________________ its physical properties.
    determines
  • The color of the powder left behind when you rub the mineral against a tile.
    streak
  • the way a mineral's surface reflects light
    luster
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