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Luster
Describes the way a mineral reflects light from its surface; can be metallic or nonmetallic.
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Density
A property of matter representing the mass per unit volume.
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Hardness
The measure of how easily a miner can be scratched.
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Ore
A rock that contains enough of a valuable mineral to be mined for a profit.
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Cleavage
The physical property of some minerals that causes them to break along smooth, flat surfaces.
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Fracture
The physical property of some minerals that causes them to break with uneven, rough, or jagged surfaces.
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Mineral
A naturally occurring inorganic solid that has a definite chemical composition and an orderly internal atomic structure.
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Streak
The color of a mineral when it is in powder form.
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Crystal
A solid substance in which the atoms are arranged in an orderly, repeating, three-dimentional pattern.
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Element
A substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary chemical changes.
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