Rocks and Minerals

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Rocks and Minerals by Mind Map: Rocks and Minerals

1. Properties

1.1. Color

1.1.1. Minerals can be any color

1.2. Hardness

1.2.1. The hardness is on a scale from 1 to 10

1.2.2. The hardest is the diamond

1.2.3. The weakest is the Talc

1.3. Luster

1.3.1. Luster is how bright is shines

1.3.2. brilliant

1.3.3. glassy

1.3.4. dull

1.4. Transparency

1.4.1. is how well you can look threw it

1.4.2. traspaent

1.4.3. transparency

1.4.4. opaque

1.5. hardness

1.6. streak color

2. Definition

2.1. A substance

3. Examples Of Minerals

3.1. Diamonds

3.2. Rubies

3.3. Gold

3.4. emrald

4. Geologists

4.1. Geologist studies all different kinds of rocks and minerals

5. Rocks

5.1. Igneous

5.1.1. How is made

5.1.1.1. Cooling of lava

5.1.2. Examples

5.1.2.1. Obsidian

5.2. Sedimentary

5.2.1. How is made

5.2.1.1. Dead plant building up in swampy areas then collecting to each other

5.2.2. Examples

5.2.2.1. Flint

5.2.2.2. Coal

5.3. Metamorphic

5.3.1. High temperature + Pressure

5.3.2. Examples

5.3.2.1. Soapstone