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ROCKS

Defenitions

1. mineral - natural, inorganic, limited chemical composition, crystaline substance.


a. natural - not made by humans
b. inorganic - not made by any other life form
c. limited chemical composition - can write formula for, most are scilicates (SiO₄) with other stuff (i.e. Fe) d. crystaline - atoms occur in repeatable pattern

2. rock (Rx) - natrual, aggregate, cohesive, fossiles, glass.


a. natural - not made by humans
b. aggregate - more than one thing in composition
c. cohesive - mostly solid
d. glass - barely flowing liquid (plasma)

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