As magma cools, its ____combine into compounds that form a crystal structure, and it becomes a mineral.

Minerals are comprised of one or more ________.

A collector of minerals would want a sample of _______.

The largest group of rock-forming minerals consists of the ______.

One of the softest minerals is ______.

All minerals share the following characteristics EXCEPT that of ______.

All minerals share ______ basic characteristics.

Muscovite mica will peel off in flat sheets. This is an example of the physical characteristic called____.

Calcite will scratch gypsum. This is an example of the physical characteristics called ______.

One of the hardest minerals is _________.

a mineral is an inorganic _____________ with a unique crystal structure

Some minerals are formed when ____cools.

When a liquid evaporates, atoms of any dissolved minerals stay behind and form _____.

___________alone usually is not enough to identify a mineral.

Tests for hardness and streak help ____minerals.

two types of _________are metallic and nonmetallic

color of a powered mineral

a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched

the tendency of a mineral to break along a smooth, flat surface

how light is reflected from a mineral

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