Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary (SML)

The tendency of a mineral to break along straight lines

A break in a mineral that is not in a regular way

The way a mineral reflects light.

A measure of how much mass in an amount of space

Most obvious property of a mineral, but not always accurate

The color a mineral leaves in powdered form

How easily a rock can be scratched

Rock formed when meted rock cools and hardens

Rock formed when sediment is cemented together

Rock formed by heat & pressure

Melted rock underneath the surface of the Earth

Melted rock on the surface of the Earth

Remains of plants and animals

A nonliving solid made of more than one mineral

a nonliving solid that naturally occurs in a crystalline form.