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Introduction to Minerals
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Topography
the configuration of the surface of the land
Relief
the difference in elevation between the tops of hills/mountains and bottoms of valleys in a given area
The Datum Plane
the plane of zero elevation, which is almost always mean sea level
Elevation
the vertical distance between a topographic feature and the datum plane
Contour lines
Lines on a map that connect points of equal elevation
Contour interval
The vertical distance between adjacent contour lines
mineral
A naturally occurring, inorganic crystalline
substance with an ordered atomic structure and
specific chemical composition
Nonferromagnesian minerals
light in color, lower density,
Ferromagnesian minerals
darker color, higher density
cleavage
the definite planes of weakness that exist in a mineral's structure
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