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Mineral Characteristics

What is a mineral?. Mineral Characteristics. A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a specific chemical composition and a definite crystalline structure. . Naturally Occurring and Inorganic.

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MINERALS

MINERALS. Reese. How do they form. Minerals form when molten materials cools and hardens inside the Earth or on the surface. Sometimes minerals from when solutions with solutes evaporate. MINERALS. Occur naturally and are inorganic solids (not alive). Have crystalline structure. MINERALS.

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Minerals

Minerals. Properties of Minerals. Naturally Occurring A substance must be formed by processes in the natural world and not created my man in a laboratory. Which ice is considered a mineral an ice cube or ice formed on a mountain? Why?.

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Chapter 3

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Identifying Minerals

Identifying Minerals. Every mineral has certain identifying characteristics Color Streak Luster Density Hardness Crystal Systems Cleavage Fracture. Color . A great way to begin classifying minerals

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Chapter 3-2 How are Minerals Identified?

Chapter 3-2 How are Minerals Identified?. Easy tests using mineral properties . How dense a mineral is depends on the mass of the atoms that make it up and how tightly packed together the atoms are. Density=mass/volume. Density. Many different minerals can be the same color.

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