EARTH SCIENCE

Platte Canyon High School
Bailey, Colorado

Useful Info

USEFUL INFORMATION
Matter and Minerals Vocabulary

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adamantine
apatite
atom
bornite
calcite
cleavage
color
corundum
crystal
density
diamond
diaphaneity

electron

fluorescence
fluorite
fracture
galena
gypsum
hardness
hematite
hexagonal
ion
isometric
luster
metallic
mineral

Frederich Mohs
monoclinic
neutron
non-metallic
nucleus
opacity
opaque
orthoclase
orthorhombic
plagioclase
proton
pyrite 
quartz
rhodochrosite
rhombohedral
specific gravity
streak
sulfur
talc
tenacity
tetragonal
topaz
translucent
transparent
triclinic
vitreous
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