World of Minerals

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Iron pyrite is sometimes called

All minerals

Minerals are the ____________ of rocks.

Pencil lead is not lead; it is actually the mineral

Minerals breaking along flat surfaces is called

Dragging a mineral along an unglazed tile will leave a characteriastic trail of powder behind called

All minerals have

Minerals can be identified by hardness. The softest mineral is