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Minerals by Mind Map: Minerals

1. properties

1.1. size

1.2. Transparency

1.2.1. transparent

1.2.1.1. translucent

1.2.1.1.1. opaque

1.3. Luster

1.3.1. brilliant

1.3.1.1. glassy

1.3.1.1.1. dull

1.4. color

1.4.1. Color varies

1.5. crystalline structure

1.5.1. Octahedron

1.6. Mohs Hardness Scale

1.6.1. Diamond=10

1.7. Fizzes with acid

2. geologists

2.1. People who study rocks, minerals, and non-living things of earth

3. rocks

3.1. There are minerals in rocks

3.2. A natural resource

3.3. there aren't rocks in minerals

3.4. Examples

3.4.1. Coal

3.4.2. kimberlite

3.4.3. Marble

3.4.4. obsidian

3.5. Rock formations

3.5.1. metamorphic

3.5.1.1. formed by changed heat or pressure

3.5.2. igneous

3.5.2.1. formed by cooling of magma and high pressure or heat

3.5.3. sedimentary

3.5.3.1. formed by dead plants or animals pushed together over a long period of time

4. minerals

4.1. gold

4.2. diamonds

4.2.1. Hardest mineral on earth

4.3. quartz

4.4. fluorite

4.5. topaz

4.6. calcite

5. Defintion of minerals

5.1. non-living materials that are found naturally on earth

6. volcanoes

6.1. magma in them

7. temperature

8. pressure