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Minerals
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Slide 1 Comments2MineralsAll rocks & minerals on earth are made of elements.
  • Metamorphism – the changing of one rock type to another.
  • These minerals have a specific crystalline structure:
Silica TetrahedronSlide 5 Comments6Silica TetrahedronOxygen AtomSilicon AtomSlide 6 Comments7Mineral PropertiesCleavage: Tendency for a mineral to break along flat surfaces, or definite planes.
  • Opposite of cleavage.
  • Slide 7 Comments
8Mineral IdentificationIdentification by Inspection:Mineral ColorLusterCleavage / FractureIdentification by Testing:StreakHardnessAci...
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