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Minerals

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  1. Minerals Unit 3 Notes

  2. What is a mineral? • A mineral must be all of the following: • Naturally occurring • Inorganic solid (not living) • Definite structure • Definite composition (what it’s made of)

  3. What is a crystal? • A crystal is a solid in which the atoms are arranged in repeating patterns

  4. Crystal Structure • Here are the six crystal systems that all minerals belong to: • Cubic – sylvite, halite • Hexagonal – emerald, graphite • Tetragonal – wulfenite, zircon • Orthorhombic – topaz, sulfur • Monoclinic – gypsum, mica • Triclinic – kyanite, turquoise

  5. Elements in Earth’s Crust

  6. Mineral Composition • Silicates (Si & O) • Carbonates (C & O)

  7. Silicates The silica tetrahedron consists of four oxygen atoms packed closely around a single silicon atom. Named for its shape (like a 3D pyramid).

  8. How do minerals form? • 3 Ways: • Cooling of molten rock (lava or magma) • Evaporation of liquid • Saturated solutions

  9. Mineral Crystal Size • Small Crystals – indicates slow cooling of molten rock • Large Crystals – indicates fast cooling of molten rock

  10. Mineral Identification • Color – color is the first property you notice – this is usually the 1st step in identification, but the least useful

  11. Quartz and Fluorite come in many different colors

  12. Mineral Identification • Hardness – is a mineral’s resistance to being scratched

  13. Moh’s Scale of Hardness • Scale ranges from 1 to 10 • 1 is softest & 10 is hardest

  14. Factoid • What is the hardest substance on Earth?? • A diamond is the hardest substance (10 on Moh’s scale)

  15. Mohs HardnessScale

  16. Mineral Identification • Streak – the color of the powder left when a mineral is rubbed against a hard rough surface (usually unglazed porcelain)

  17. Testing Mineral Specimens

  18. Mineral Identification • Luster – the way light reflects from a minerals surface

  19. 2 Types of Luster • Metallic – shiny • Nonmetallic – glassy, brilliant, greasy, oily, waxy, silky, or pearly

  20. Metallic Luster Pearly Luster (Non-Metallic) Vitreous Luster (Non-Metallic)

  21. Mineral Identification • Cleavage – mineral breaks along smooth surface • Fracture – mineral breaks unevenly (jagged)

  22. Mineral Identification • Specific Gravity – comparing density of a mineral to the density of water

  23. Mineral Identification • Acid Test – some minerals give off CO2 (carbon dioxide) when acid is added.

  24. If it’s a carbonate…

  25. Mineral Usage • Ore – mineral resource mined for a profit • Gem – mineral that is beautiful, rare, and valuable

  26. Metals • Metals are elements that have metallic luster, malleability, ductility, and conductivity

  27. Malleability • the ability of a mineral to be hammered without breaking

  28. Ductility • the ability to be pulled and stretched without breaking

  29. Conductivity • the ability to conduct heat or electricity

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