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3. the process by which dissolved minerals crystalize and glue particles of sediment together in one mass
7. a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again
8. the process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight
11. a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
12. a minerals ability to split easily along flat surfaces
13. a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
14. sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystalize from a solution
17. small solid pieces of material that come from rock or the remains of organisms; Earth materials deposited by erosion.
20. igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface
21. not formed from living things or the remains of living things
22. the look and feel of a rocks surface determined by the size, shape and pattern of a rocks grain
23. the way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way
24. sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together under high pressure
26. a narrow deposit of a mineral that is sharply different from the surrounding rock

1. a naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes and that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
2. process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
4. sedimentary rock that forms from remains of organisms deposited in thick layers
5. the ways a mineral reflects light from it's surface
6. the process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure
9. a scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest used in testing the hardness of minerals
10. a type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure or chemical reactions
15. igneous rocks that forms lava on Earth's surface
16. the particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock it texture
17. a mixture containing a solvent and at least one solute that has the same properties throughout; a mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another
18. term used to describe metamorphic rocks that have grains arranged in parallel layers or bands
19. a hollow rock inside which mineral crystals have grown
25. the color of a minerals powder