Minerals

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Minerals Minerals Naturally occurring, Naturally occurring, inorganic solids inorganic solids With definite With definite chemical composition chemical composition Orderly atomic Orderly atomic arrangement arrangement

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MineralsMinerals

Naturally occurring, Naturally occurring, inorganic solidsinorganic solids

With definite chemical With definite chemical compositioncomposition

Orderly atomic Orderly atomic arrangementarrangement

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MineralsMineralsCrystal form:Crystal form:Regular repeating Regular repeating arrangement of arrangement of atomsatoms

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MineralsMineralsCleavage:Cleavage:Tendency to break along Tendency to break along

parallel planesparallel planesOr into specific geometric Or into specific geometric

shapesshapes

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MineralsMineralsLuster:Luster:Metallic or nonmetallicMetallic or nonmetallic