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tendency of a mineral to break evenly along its weakest plane
tendency of a mineral to breaks unevenly or irregularly.
ability of a mineral to resist being scratched.
formed when magma have cooled down
quality and intensity of reflected light exhibited by the mineral
are formed when rocks change their original shape and form due to intense heat or pressure.
a naturally occurring inorganic solid, with a definite chemical composition, and an ordered atomic arrangement
composed of one type of mineral only
composed of more than one type of mineral.
an aggregate of one or more minerals.
- used to determine the hardness of the mineral through its ability to scratch another mineral.
are formed by the accumulation of other eroded substances
The ratio of the density of the mineral to the density of water.
the color it displays in finely powdered form.
test used to determine streak of a mineral.
a process in which rocks are continuously transformed between the three rock types igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.
is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed.
a to repetitive layering in metamorphic rocks.
the second most abundant mineral in Earth's continental crust
a phase transition where a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point.

This is a type of rock that forms from magma
This type of rock is formed from other rocks
This rock has many layers
A mineral must occur _________ in the Earth's crust.
Most minerals are__________rather than organic.
Organic materials are formed from__________things.
A mineral is usually always a _________.
A mineral's atoms are arranged in a definite________.
The repeating pattern in a mineral is called a _______.
Igneous rock turns into metamorphic rock by__________. The answer is two different words
Magma turns to igneous by______.

Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Cementation
Clastic
Compaction
Extrusive
Felsic
Foliated
Gneiss
Intrusive
Limestone
Mafic
Molten
Nonclastic
Obsidian
Porphyritic
Rock Cycle
Texture
Unfoliated

regional metamorphism
contact metamorphism
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
crystallization
lithification
volcanic rock
sedimentation
metamorphism
igneous rock
cementation
compaction
bioclastic
weathering
rock cycle
foliation
intrusive
extrusive
sediment
organic
clastic
erosion
pluton
felsic
mafic

abundanceofelements
Asthenosphere
livingthings
lithosphere
metamorphic
sedimentary
atmosphere
innercore
outercore
rockcycle
mrduncan
nitrogen
igneous
volcano
mantle
oxygen
bacon
crust
magma
ocean
lava

stratification
porphyritic
Metamorphic
SEDIMENTARY
extrusive
foliation
intrusive
chemical
banding
clastic
Ingeous
organic
Felsic
SIOTWO
mafic

Recrystallization
Solidification
Stratification
Cementation
Sedimentary
Composition
Metamorphic
Weathering
Deposition
Compaction
Intrusive
Extrusive
Foliated
Texture
Igneous
Erosion
Rock

Made of lava
Made out of sand,shells,pebbles and other materials
Made beneath the surface of the Earth
Melting Metomorphic
Fine grained, Clastic sedimentary rock
Composed,mainly sand sized-particles
Hard non-foliated metamorphic rock
Common type of felsic inrusive
Mafic extrusive igneous rock
Black or brownish
Mineral from calcium
Solid remains of grapes,olives or other fruit
Naturally occurring volcanic glass formed as an extrusive igneous rock
chemical element with symbol s
Chemical element with symbol Hq and atomic number 80
Igneous,volcanic rock of felsic compositian

recrystallization
coarse grained
medium grained
stratification
fine grained
non-foliated
cementation
composition
metamorphic
sedimentary
compaction
deposition
weathering
extrusive
intrusive
foliated
erosion
igneous

Heat and Pressure
Crystallization
MassExtinction
Pennsylvanian
Relative Age
Composition
Parent Rock
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Quaternary
Weathering
Deposition
Evolution
Paleozoic
Extrusive
Intrusive
Foliation
Devonian
Holocene
Silurian
Jurassic
Cambrian
Melting
Texture
Erosion
Fossils
Igneous
Fault
Mafic
Magma
Epoch
Eon