Vocabulary: Minerals, lustre, effervescence, streak.
Now that we know about the 3 types of rocks, we now learn that minerals are IN rocks - they are the ingredients for making rocks.
Minerals are ranked from softest to hardest on Mohs Hardness scale.
We have 6 different tests to help identify a mineral - we use the acronym "CHLEMS" to remember them.
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