Download Minerals: Lecture Notes

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Minerals: The building blocks of Rocks
Definition of a Mineral:
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Definition of a Rock:
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Mineral Characteristics
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Naturally formed
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Inorganic
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Solid
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Characteristic crystalline structure
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Definite chemical Composition
Mineral Formation
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Date:
Element abundances in the crust
Crystal Structure
Polymorphs
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The Physical Properties of Minerals
1. Color:
2. Streak:
3. Luster:
a. Metallic
b. Non-Metallic
4. Hardness:
5. Crystal Form:
6. Cleavage:
7. Fracture:
8. Density and Specific Gravity:
a. Density
b. Specific gravity
9. Special and Other Properties:
a. Striations
b. Magnetism
c. Double Refraction
Color and Density
a. Ferromagnesian silicates:
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Olivine
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Pyroxenes
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Amphiboles
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Mica
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Garnet
b. Nonferromagnesian silicates:
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Mica
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Feldspar
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Quartz
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Clay