https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr en-us 2018-03-19 14:50:05 UTC 2018-03-21 15:09:32 UTC hello@padlet.com 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243540664 A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals and organic matter.  ]]> 2018-03-19 14:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243540664 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243541081 A naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure ]]> 2018-03-19 14:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243541081 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243544296 inogrganic-not made from the 
reamains of something that 
was once-living]]> 2018-03-19 14:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243544296 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243546284 -Is it made from a living or once living things?
-Is it a solid?
-Is it formed naturally on Earth?
-Does it have a crystal Structure?]]> 2018-03-19 14:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243546284 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243547539 -Elements: pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances

-Atom: the smallest part of an element that has all of the properties of that element

-Compound: Substance made of 2 or more elements that have been chemically joined in a set ratio.

-Molecule: the smallest part of a compound that has all the properties of that compound. ]]> 2018-03-19 14:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243547539 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243551424 Is a solid whose atoms are arranged in definite pattern. ]]> 2018-03-19 15:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243551424 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243552326 Halite, NaCL is a compound made from the combination of sodium atoms (purple) and chlorine (green) atoms. it is a cubic crystal structure ]]> 2018-03-19 15:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243552326 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243554446 1.crystals are too small to see due to rapid growth 
2. the crystals of a mineral will grow into and through each other when they run out of room. ]]> 2018-03-19 15:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243554446 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243556962 diamonds and graphite (a.k.a 
pencil lead) are both from the 
element carbon did you know the only things]]> 2018-03-19 15:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243556962 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243558001 1. rocks can have organic matter.
2. rocks do not have a set proportion of particles to make a crystal pattern.]]> 2018-03-19 15:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/243558001 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244555890 luster the way the minerals surface reflects light.

]]> 2018-03-21 14:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244555890 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244557680 hardness a minerals resistance to being scratched 
mohnś hardness scale 
10. diamond 
9.corundum
8.topaz/beryl
7.quartz
6.]]> 2018-03-21 14:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244557680 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244560132 streak the color of the mineral in
powdered form 
unlike color streak is not affected by surface tarnish ]]> 2018-03-21 14:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244560132 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244562469 cleavage tendency to break along smooth flat surfaces due to the crystal shape ]]> 2018-03-21 14:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244562469 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244563992 the color of a mineral can give a clue as to what mineral you have .color is not always reliable for two reasons first it can be affected by surface tarnish ]]> 2018-03-21 14:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244563992 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244565495 third some minerals colors are so close that it can be deceiving 
which of these samples below is gold]]> 2018-03-21 15:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244565495 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244566534 density with no units it is called specific gravity can help us determine whitch mineral we have minerals containing some metallic elements]]> 2018-03-21 15:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244566534 261486 https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244568265 special properties can help us also identify minerals these properties may be specific to a few minerals but offen require special equment 
a few special properties are show 
below radioactivity taste optical properties  ]]> 2018-03-21 15:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/261486/jn351iutstwr/wish/244568265