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Is Ice a Mineral?

Is Ice a Mineral?. Minerals have a fixed crystal structure Minerals have a definite chemical composition Minerals are naturally occurring Minerals are inorganic (they have never been living). Mineral Groups. Identifying Minerals Based on their Atomic Structure. Silicates.

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Is Ice a Mineral?

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  1. Is Ice a Mineral? • Minerals have a fixed crystal structure • Minerals have a definite chemical composition • Minerals are naturally occurring • Minerals are inorganic (they have never been living)

  2. Mineral Groups Identifying Minerals Based on their Atomic Structure

  3. Silicates • Make up 90% of Earth’s Crust • Largest mineral group • Silicon + Oxygen • Si + O • -SiO4

  4. Common Silicates Quartz Talc

  5. Common Silicates Beryl Orthoclase Feldspar

  6. Common Silicates Topaz Chlorite

  7. Common Silicates Muscovite Biotite

  8. Common Silicates Olivine

  9. Native Elements • Not combined with other elements

  10. Common Native Elements Gold Diamond

  11. Common Native Elements Silver Sulfur

  12. Common Native Elements Copper Lead

  13. Carbonate Group • Carbon + Oxygen • -CO3

  14. Carbonate Group Properties • Transparent • White streak • Perfect Cleavage • React with acid

  15. Common Carbonates Calcite Dolomite

  16. Common Carbonates Malachite

  17. Sulfate Group • Contain the Element Sulfur • S Group Property Vitreous

  18. Common Sulfates Galena Pyrite

  19. Common Sulfates Gypsum Barite

  20. Halide Group • Contain a Halogen atom such as: -F -Cl -I -Br

  21. Common Halides Fluorite Halite

  22. Oxide Group • Contain an Oxide bonded with a metal • Metal + O2-

  23. Common Oxides Corundum Hematite

  24. Common Oxides Magnetite

  25. Phosphate Group • Contain a Phosphate Anion • (PO43-)

  26. Common Phosphates Apatite

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