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Vocabulary:
Inorganic:Not formed from living things or the remains of living things. Crystal:A soild in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern the repeats again and again Element:A substance composed of a single kind of atom. Compound:A substance in which two or more element are chemically joined. Mohs Hardness Scale:A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest;used in testing the hardness of minerals Streak:The color of a mineral's powder Cleavage:A mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces Fracture:The way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way Fluorescence:The property of a mineral in which the mineral glows under ultraviolet light.

Outline

 * what is a mineral?
 * naturally occurring
 * inorganic
 * solid
 * crystal structure
 * some don't have a crystal structure, but are still considered a mineral
 * definite chemical composition
 * identifying minerals
 * hardness
 * Mohs hardness scale
 * color
 * streak
 * luster
 * density
 * crystal system
 * cleavage and fracture
 * special properties
 * fluorescence