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acicular
a stack of thin, flat crystals that form a "book", e.g. book of mica
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botryoidal
means angular, refers to a type of rock where angular pieces of rocks are “cemented” together with fine grained sand, type of sedimentary rock
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button
a small cluster or plate of crystals, e.g. amethyst button
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carat
a unit of weight for gems. A carat is one fifth of a gram (0.2g). (GS)
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chatoyant
spherical mass that is separate from the rock around it, usually weathers out of host rock, grows from the inside out
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cryptocrystalline
the form that the crystals of a mineral take when they have enough space and time to grow properly
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crystal shape
branching, tree-like growths
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dimension stone
very dull, mainly in minerals that are porous
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arth's crust
the earth's crust is made of solid, hardened rocks & minerals
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erosion
used to describe mineral crystals that are long and thin and look like fibers
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