minerals

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  1. 3. special combination of the parts that make rocks
  2. 5. the way a mineral reflects light
  3. 6. the process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight
  4. 10. unique arrangement of atoms in a crystal
  5. 11. the process by which dissolved minerals crystalize and glue particles of sediment into one mass
  6. 12. type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks are pressed together
  7. 13. an inorganic solid that has a crystal structure
  8. 14. type of rock that forms from cooling molten rock
  9. 15. rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface
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  1. 1. the way a mineral looks when it breaks apart irregularly
  2. 2. rock that forms on the Earth's surface
  3. 4. scale ranking ten minerals
  4. 7. naturally occuring solids made of minerals
  5. 8. minerals ability to split easily along flat surface
  6. 9. type of rock that forms from an existing rock
  7. 15. not formed from living things