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4.1. What is a mineral?!?!. Objectives for 4.1. Define a mineral Describe how minerals form Classify minerals according to their physical and chemical properties Main idea:
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4.1 What is a mineral?!?!
Objectives for 4.1 • Define a mineral • Describe how minerals form • Classify minerals according to their physical and chemical properties Main idea: Minerals are naturally occurring, , inorganic compounds or elements with a definite chemical compostionand ___________________
Little side note on minerals • Early humans painted on rock walls made from red & yellow pigments in soils (hematite & ochre) • Countries have fought wars and trade companies battled over deposits of table salt (halite) • Today, we build our houses out of dry wall (gypsum), cement out of lime (calcite), and extract aluminum from bauxite to make aluminum foil and soda cans I FEEL MY IGNORANCE DEPLETING!!
Mineral Characteristics • Earth’s crust:
Mineral Characteristics • Naturally occurring: • Inorganic: • Definite chemical composition: each mineral has unique chemical composition to identify itself • Salt or Halite (NaCl) • Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) • Graphite ( C )
Mineral Characteristics • Definite crystalline structure:
Rock-Forming Minerals • _______ of the 30 most common minerals • Primarily composed of the ____ most common elements in the Earth’s crust • Oxygen (46.6 %) • Silicon (27.7%) • Aluminum (8.1 %) • Iron (5%) • Calcium (3.6 %) • Sulfur (2.8%) • Potassium (2.6 %) • Magnesium (2.1 %) • Other (1.5%)
Minerals from magma • What is magma? • Density of magma: • What minerals form from magma are based on 2 things: Rate at which magma cools is important
Minerals from solutions • Saturated solution: • Supersaturated solution: