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Bellringer

Learn about minerals, their formation processes, and their importance in our daily lives. Discover the difference between metals and nonmetals and explore the challenges of obtaining minerals while minimizing environmental impact.

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Bellringer

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  1. Bellringer

  2. Objectives • Define the term mineral. • Explain the difference between a metal and a nonmetal, and give two examples of each. • Describe three processes by which ore minerals form.

  3. Mineral Resources • We depend on the use of mineral resources in almost every aspect of our daily life. • However, our dependence on minerals has not come without a price. • The current challenge is to obtain the minerals that an ever-increasing world population demands at minimal cost to the environment.

  4. Mineral Consumption per Person (U.S.)

  5. What Is a Mineral? • A mineralis a naturally occurring, usually inorganic solid that has a characteristic chemical composition, an orderly internal structure, and a characteristic set of physical properties. • Minerals are made up of atoms of a single element, or of compounds. A compound consists ofatoms of two or more elements chemically bonded together. • The atoms that make up minerals are arranged in regular, repeating geometric patterns.

  6. Ore Minerals

  7. Mineral Resources and Their Uses

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