Minerals

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Across
  1. 3. The hardest mineral on the hardness scale.
  2. 7. The rock that is found in Continental Crust.
  3. 8. The top layer of the Earth.
  4. 9. A special property where a mineral will fizz when exposed to acid.
  5. 10. Refers to the way that a mineral reflects light from its surface.
  6. 12. A special property associated with magnets.
  7. 17. Not made by humans.
  8. 18. The color of the powdered form of the mineral.
  9. 19. The middle layer of the Earth.
  10. 20. Non-living.
  11. 23. The source of water for the Earth.
  12. 24. The composition of the Crust.
  13. 25. A special property where a mineral will glow under ultraviolet light.
  14. 27. The name of the mineral hardness scale.
Down
  1. 1. The rock that is found in Oceanic Crust.
  2. 2. The ability of a mineral to break along smooth flat surfaces.
  3. 4. The same composition throughout a substance.
  4. 5. The major component of Earth's Crust.
  5. 6. A measure of how easily a mineral scratches a material.
  6. 11. The composition of the Core.
  7. 13. The softest mineral of the hardness scale.
  8. 14. The composition of the Mantle.
  9. 15. The bottom layer of the Earth.
  10. 16. Refers to the atomic structure of a mineral.
  11. 21. A special property associated with Halite.
  12. 22. Where a mineral breaks along uneven jagged surfaces.
  13. 26. A property of minerals that can be misleading.