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término		definición
minerals empezar lección		found in nature- is not a plant or animal
rocks empezar lección		found in nature, not living, made from minerals
attributes empezar lección		characteristics that describe minerals
texture empezar lección		how something feels
luster empezar lección		how shiny a material is
Moh's Scale empezar lección		a scale that rates the hardness of materials
streak empezar lección		mark left on something from a material
igneous rock empezar lección		a type of rock that is formed when melted rock cools
sedimentary rock empezar lección		a type of rock formed when sand and mud at the bottom of rivers, lakes and the oceans pile up
metamorphic rock empezar lección		the type of rock that has changeed through heating and squeezing
Words to use for luster: empezar lección		dull, waxy, oily, pearly, silky, glassy, resinous, metalic
Words to use for crystal shape: empezar lección		acicular, blebs, botryoidal, concretion, dendritic, dog-tooth, fibrous, octahedral, massive, tabular
Words to use for cleavage: empezar lección		perfect on 1/2/3 ways, no cleavage
Words to use for transparency: empezar lección		transparent (clear, see through when sliced thin) /// translucent (see shapes and shadows when is sliced) /// opaque (can't see through it at all when is sliced thin)

Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary