Identifying Minerals
using density to identify a mineral
What is Specific Gravity?
countertops, sinks, floor tiles, tabletops
What are uses of granite?
hot, liquid rock above earth's surface
What is lava?
never man-made
What is naturally occurring?
when water, ice or wind move sediments from one place to another
What is erosion?
ways a mineral breaks
What is cleavage or fracture?
ores used to wire electronic devices
What are copper and silver?
molten rock under ground
What is magma?
never made from living things
What is inorganic?
limestone, coal, greywacke, sandstone and chalk
What are examples of sedimentary rock?
repeating pattern
What is crystalline structure?
metamorphic rock used by sculptors
What is marble?
type of rock formed from slowing cooling magma below earth's surface
What is intrusive igneous rock?
when sediments are squished and stuck together under the ocean
What is compaction and cementation?
same mineral can be several different
What is color?
a precipitate mineral that evaporates from sea water
What is halite or salt?
texture with slow cooling igneous rock
What are large crystals?
has its own recipe of elements
What is a definite chemical composition?
What is Mohs Hardness Scale?
used in toothpaste and other dental products
What is fluorite?
three types of sedimentary rock
What are clastic, chemical and organic?