Rocks and Minerals

Rocks and minerals vocabulary

17 cards·by aneff

vocabulary rocks min

cleavage

how a mineral is able to break along planes of weak bonding

crystallization

the growth and formation of a crystal from liquid rock the process that produces igneous rocks

crystal structure

the bonding of atoms forming a structure belonging to a crystal system that exhibits a geometrical shape

extrusive rock

igneous rock formed above the earths surface

fossils

plants and animals imprinted or preserved in rock from the geologic past

hardness

how one mineral is able or unable to scratch another mineral

igneous rock

rock formed from the crystallization of magma

intrusive rock

igneous rock formed below the earths surface

lithification

the process that compacts and or cements sediments into solid rock

lapidarist

a person who cuts polishes and carves precious stones

luster

the way light reflects off a mineral

metamorphic rock

rock altered within the earth from heat and pressure remaining in the solid state

minerals

a naturally formed inorganic crystal

rock

the mixture of two or more minerals

sedimentary rock

solidified rock formed from rocks that have been weathered eroded and lithified

streak

the color of a minerals powder

vitreous

glass-like in appearance or texture