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Lecture 7: Minerals and Rocks Terminology: mineral, mineral simulant, synthetic mineral, anvil, cubic zirconia, Baddeleyite, simulant hematite, hematite, hydroxylapatite, calcite, aragonite, outcrop, boulder, pebble, rock fragments, grains, volcanic glass, interlocking versus cemented grains, clastic versus crystalline rocks, sedimentation, lithification, hand specimen, hand lens, thin section Dates: none Numbers: none Geography: none Review Questions: What is the difference between a mineral being of BIOGENIC origin and being INORGANIC? What is the difference between a natural mineral and a synthetic mineral? What is the difference between a mineral simulant and a real mineral? What are two primary ways by which minerals form on Earth? What is the definition of a “solid”? How does the organization of atoms differ in a mineral from that of glass? What are the six major elements that make up most of organic chemistry? List three organic substances that can be crystallized into solids. Explain how diamond and graphite fulfill all six parts of the definition of a mineral What is meant by native sulfur? Native gold? Native silver? What is meant by “a limited range of chemical compositions” when referring to the definition of a mineral What are two substances we talked about that geologists would not refer to as rocks?
