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What is an isotope?
Question 2
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Name the properties of a mineral
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Occur naturally as as an inorganic solid
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Has a specific internal structure
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Has a chemical composition that varies within definite limits and can be expressed by a chemical formula
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Has definite physical properties that results from its crystallization and composition
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It is stable over a relative range of temperature and pressure
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All of the above
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Question 4
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A mineral is a naturally inorganic crystalline solid that is composed of a certain chemical composition
Question 5
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The two mineral groups are non silicates and silicates.
Question 6
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What is hardness?
Question 7
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If a mineral has basal cleavage,how many cleavages does it have?
Question 8
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If a mineral has a planar cleavage, how many cleavages does it have?
Question 9
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If a mineral has a blocky cleavage, how many cleavages does it have?
Question 10
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What is a fracture?
Question 11
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What is an conchoidal fracture?
Question 12
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What is internal energy driven by?
Question 13
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What is external energy driven by?
Question 14
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Name one mineral in the subgroup of halides
Question 15
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Name one mineral in the subgroup of sulfates.
Question 16
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Name one mineral in the subgroup of native elements
Question 17
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Name one mineral in the subgroup of carbonates.
Question 18
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Name one mineral in the subgroup of phospates
Question 19
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Name one mineral that is found in the subgroup of hydroxides
Question 20
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Name one example in the subgroup of borates
Question 21
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Name one mineral in the subgroup of oxides.
Question 22
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Name one mineral in the subgroup of sulfides.
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Pyrite
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Fluoride
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Colemanite