minerals
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Minerals. What is a mineral?. definition : an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and is formed as a result of geologic processes. ALL MINERALS share 5 common traits!. How can you remember them? COINS!. O rganized Very specific pattern/arrangement of atoms. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Minerals
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What is a mineral?
definition: an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and is formed as a result of geologic processes
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ALL MINERALSshare 5 common
traits!How can you remember them?
COINS!
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ALL MINERALS- COINS!Organized
Very specific pattern/arrang
ement of atoms. Inorganic
Not formed of animal or plant
material.
CrystallineHaving a specific internal structure, made of 1 or more
elements.Natural
Not man-made.
SolidNot liquids or
gases.
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Minerals can be made up of
individual elements or compounds.
Au Gold
NaClHalite
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native mineral: mineral made up of single elements
ex. copper, silver, diamond, sulfur
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How do minerals form?
•from molten Earth materials•evaporation of water•heat and pressure
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• Although over 4,000 different kinds of minerals exist, only a few dozen are considered common
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Mineral Identification
•Hardness•Streak•Cleavage•Luster•Color
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Hardness- a mineral’s resistance to scratching
* Moh’s Scale of Hardness
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Streak- color of a mineral’s powder
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Cleavage
-the tendency of some minerals to break along distinct planes-*if a mineral has cleavage, when it is struck, every fragment will have the same shape
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Luster- the way a mineral shines in reflected light
- either metallic or nonmetallic
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Color- most noticeable yet least useful Why?- slight impurities can make clear minerals colored.... ex. diamonds
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Some other additional tests:
• Fracture – this occurs when the minerals breaks at random spots (not cleavage)
• Specific gravity – ratio of a substance’s weight to the weight of an equal volume of water
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There are also special tests used to identify specific mineralsEffervescence - ex. acid test calcite will fizz when hydrochloric acid (HCl) is placed on it.
Magnetism – magnetite is magnetic!
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Gemstones – a form of mineral that can be
polished for monetary value
Quartz – when it contains small amounts of iron we call it amethyst
Corundum – is used in emery boards and sand paper; when it contains minor impurities and is polished it is sold as ruby and sapphire
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Cubic zirconia
• This is a synthetic (man-made) diamond
• It is a durable stone, but not as hard as a real diamond
• Is it a mineral?