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Name:______________
Topic:________________________
Chapter:_______
Mineral=
5 Characteristics of a Mineral
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How many known minerals are there?
Examples of minerals
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Examples of non-minerals
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_______% of the Earth’s minerals in the Earth’s crust which are compounds
containing oxygen (O) and silicon (Si).
Most minerals are compounds.
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Some minerals are single pure elements.
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When you find these (compounds and pure elements) mixed together, you get
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How do minerals form?
1) Magma process=
2) Pressure process=
3) Evaporation Process=
* Mineral forming processes can be gradual or lengthy
Structure of a Mineral
Crystal= regular, orderly arrangements of atoms
Ex) Cubic, Tetragonal, Hexagonal