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Mineral
- A natural accuring inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and
- definite chemical composition.
- Solid crystal structure that is
- inorganic
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Inorganic
Not formed from living or the remains of living things
- Solid not
- made from living things
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Crystals
- A solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats
- again and again
Atoms arranged in a solid
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Ore
Rock that contains a mental or other economically useful mineral
A rock that has metal
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Alloy
- A solid mixture of two or more elements, at least one of them which is
- metal
Elements in a rock
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Igneous Rock
- A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or
- below the surface
A rock thats made in mantle
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Metamorphic Rock
- A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by
- heat, pressure, or chemical reaction
A rock made from another
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Sedimentary Rock
A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
Rocks put together over time
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Weathering
Breakdown of Earth's rocks, soils, and minerals
Minerals wearing away
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Erosion
Erosion is the process of weathering and transport of solids in the natural environment or their source and deposits them elsewhere
Something breaking down the enviroment
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Deposition
The process by which material is added to a landform or land mass.
Materials into landforms
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Sediment
- Sediment is naturally-occurring material that is broken down by
- processes of weathering and erosion
land mass that is being broken
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Magma
Magma is a mixture of molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth
Hot material under the Earth
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