earth materials.
earth materials are naturally occurring substances forming the planet..
earth materials Rocks Minerals Soils.
earth materials Rocks Minerals Soils.
minerals: Building blocks of rock.
minerals refer to anything taken out of the ground, such as coal, iron ore, or sand and gravel. For mining industry:.
minerals mineralogy - study of minerals.
minerals naturally occurring inorganic solid that possesses an orderly crystalline structure and a definite chemical composition that allows for some variation. For geologist.
minerals Naturally occuring Minerals form through natural geologic processes..
minerals Generally inorganic Inorganic crystalline solids, such as ordinary table salt (halite), that are found nat urally in the ground are considered minerals..
minerals Solid Substance Only solid crystalline substances are considered minerals. Ice is considered a mineral. The exception is mercury..
minerals Orderly crystalline structure Minerals are crystalline substances, which means their atoms (ions) are arranged in an orderly, repetitive manner.
minerals Definite chemical composition that allows for some variation. minerals have compositions that can be expressed by a chemical formula..
minerals Definite chemical composition that allows for some variation. common mineral quartz has the formula SiO 2.
minerals Flint and chert - first minerals to be mined; were fashioned into weapons and cutting tools..
minerals Quartz Feldspar Gold Copper.
availability minerals Gold – Benguet, Davao de Oro Copper – Cebu, Benguet Nickel – Palawan, Surigao Chromite – Zambales.
uses of minerals Metals for tools & machines Electronics (copper, gold, silicon) Jewelry Industrial raw materials.
properties of minerals Optical Properties Luster ability to transmit light color streak.
properties of minerals Optical Properties Luster - appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface of a mineral.
properties of minerals Optical Properties Luster Metallic Luster - have the appearance of metals.
properties of minerals Optical Properties Luster Nonmetallic Luster - are described using adjectives such as vitreous or glassy..
properties of minerals Optical Properties Ability to transmit light opaque - no light is transmitted.
properties of minerals Optical Properties Ability to transmit light translucent - when light, but not an image, is transmitted.
properties of minerals Optical Properties Ability to transmit light transparent - both light and an image are visible through the sample.
properties of minerals Optical Properties Streak - color of a mineral in powdered form.
properties of minerals Mineral Strength Hardness cleavage fracture.
properties of minerals Mineral Strength Hardness - measure of the resistance of a mineral to abrasion or scratching..
properties of minerals Mineral Strength Hardness - measure of the resistance of a mineral to abrasion or scratching. Mohs scale of hardness.
properties of minerals Mineral Strength human fingernail (2.5) copper penny (3.5) piece of glass (5.5) Hardness:.
properties of minerals.
properties of minerals Mineral Strength Cleavage - tendency of a mineral to break along flat, even surfaces that are parallel to zones of weak bonding in the crystal structure..
properties of minerals Mineral Strength Fracture - the tendency of a mineral to break conchoidal fractures splintery/fibrous fracture.
properties of minerals.
properties of minerals Mineral Strength.
properties of minerals Specific Gravity Texture (coarse/fine) the size, shape, and arrangement of mineral grains and crystals within a rock, dictating its physical appearance. a unitless measure of a mineral's density relative to water.
properties of minerals Porosity the percentage of void space in a rock..
properties of minerals Mineral Strength Tenacity - describes a mineral’s resistance to breaking, bending, cutting, or other forms of deformation.
properties of minerals Mineral Strength Tenacity brittle malleable sectile elastic.
Iron {Fei Potassium 2.6% Calcium 3.6% Sodium (Na) Magnesium IMg) FIGURE 2.22 The Eight Most Abundant Elements in the Continental Crust.
what is a rock? rock is any solid mass of mineral, or mineral-like, matter that occurs naturally as part of our planet.
what is a rock? rock is any solid mass of mineral, or mineral-like, matter that occurs naturally as part of our planet.
rock cycle demonstrates that any rock type, under the right circumstances, can be transformed into any other type.
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rock cycle molten rock which forms by melting that occurs primarily within Earth’s crust and upper mantle MAGMA.
rock cycle magma reaching Earth’s surface, where it erupts LAVA cools & solidifies, process called crystallization or solidification.
rock cycle Molten rock that solidify either beneath the surface or following a volcanic eruption, at the surface. IGNEOUS ROCK.
rock cycle breakdown of rocks, caused by atmospheric, chemical, and biological processes weathering.
rock cycle running water glaciers wind waves Erosional Agent.