is ice a mineral?
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Is Ice a Mineral?. Minerals have a fixed crystal structure Minerals have a definite chemical composition Minerals are naturally occurring Minerals are inorganic (they have never been living). Mineral Groups. Identifying Minerals Based on their Atomic Structure. Silicates. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Is Ice a Mineral?OMinerals have a fixed
crystal structureOMinerals have a definite
chemical compositionOMinerals are naturally
occurringOMinerals are inorganic (they have never been
living)
Mineral GroupsIdentifying Minerals Based on their
Atomic Structure
SilicatesOMake up 90% of Earth’s
CrustOLargest mineral group
OSilicon + OxygenOSi + OO-SiO4
Common Silicates
Talc Quartz
Common Silicates
Orthoclase
Feldspar
Beryl
Common Silicates
Chlorite
Topaz
Common Silicates
Biotite
Muscovite
Common Silicates
Olivine
Native Elements
ONot combined with other elements
Common Native Elements
Gold Diamond
Common Native Elements
Silver Sulfur
Common Native Elements
Copper Lead
Carbonate Group
OCarbon + OxygenO-CO3
Carbonate Group Properties
OTransparentOWhite streak
OPerfect CleavageOReact with acid
Common Carbonates
Calcite Dolomite
Common Carbonates
Malachite
Sulfate GroupOContain the Element
SulfurOS
Group PropertyVitreous
Common Sulfates
Galena Pyrite
Common Sulfates
Gypsum
Barite
Halide GroupOContain a Halogen atom
such as:-F-Cl-I
-Br
Common Halides
Fluorite
Halite
Oxide GroupOContain an Oxide bonded
with a metalOMetal + O2-
Common Oxides
Corundum
Hematite
Common Oxides
Magnetite
Phosphate GroupOContain a Phosphate Anion
O(PO43-)
Common Phosphates
Apatite