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What is the main difference between minerals and rocks?
Rocks are collections of minerals stuck together.
What is luster?
The property of a mineral that refers to the appearance of a mineral in ordinary light.
What is streak?
The appearance of a mineral in powder form.
What is cleavage?
The property of a mineral that allows it to split in certain specific directions.
What is the major ingredient in sheetrock and plaster?
Gypsum
What is granite?
An intrusive igneous rock formed when magma cools and solidifies beneath the Earth's surface.
Why may the presence of extrusive igneous rocks make a slope more unstable?
Because they are typically weaker than the surrounding rock.
What is the main difference between minerals and rocks?
Rocks are collections of minerals stuck together, while minerals are not
What is luster?
The way a mineral reflects light
What is streak?
The appearance of a mineral in powder form
What is cleavage?
The property of a mineral that allows it to split in certain specific directions
What is granite?
An intrusive igneous rock
What is the preferred type of rock for constructing statues?
Extrusive igneous rocks
What is gypsum?
A mineral used in sheetrock and plaster
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