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Found in beach sand and river sediment
What is Quartz
Study that focuses on the properties of minerals
What is mineralogy
Containing no plant or animal material
What is inorganic
BIF
What is Banded Iron Formation
To change or form into solid crystals through a chemical process
What is crystallize
Diamonds 4-C's
What is color, carat, clarity, cut
Appearing in caves, river sediment, mountain ranges, seafloor, and basically everywhere
Where do minerals appear
Smelted from other minerals
What is bronze and brass
Type of salt mining that collects salt water in shallow pools. The water evaporates due to the sun and wind, leaving behind the salt.
What is evaporation mining
The sale of blood diamonds are used to support the wars in the areas they are mined, another name for these diamonds
What is conflict diamond
Condition for diamonds to form
What is extreme heat and pressure
Wari civilization artifacts displayed the vast wealth of the capitol city
What are silver bowls and earrings
Cobalt, nickel, iron, copper
What are the metals needed for high-tech devices
Commonly combined with sulfur, carbonate, or oxygen
What is silver
Most famous diamond due to size and color
What is the Hope diamond
Chemistry
What is the scientific classification for minerals
Spherical and hollow stones which contain quartz crystals inside them
What are geodes
The earth is young not old
What is evidence of halo research
used for jewelry and for industry
What are diamonds
Mica found in granite
What is biotite
Used in dentist crowns, in jewelry, and satellite components
What is gold
Jade used for artwork, including jewelry, intricate figurines, cups, bowls, and vases
Who are the Chinese
Found in China, Japan, Germany, Russia, Bolivia, Romania, Czech Republic, Canada, and Mexico
What is stibnite
Process by which desired metal is extracted using heat, a chemical process is done to remove slag and other minerals
What is smelting
Deep green, white to creamy gray, red, lilac, and near black
What is jade
Determine luster, Hardness, Streak, Smell, Touch, Magnetism, Taste
What are ways to identify a mineral
Dull/Earthy, Vitreous/Glassy, Pearly, Adamantine
What is non-metallic luster
Special group of compounds made by God
Fixed chemistry
Crystalline Structure
Inorganic
Exist as a Solid Form of Matter
What is the foundation of a mineral
Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic all created during creation week and flood year
What are the three types of rocks
All changed at a constant rate
Specific number of parent atoms based on parent and daughter atoms in sample
All daughter atoms were formed through radioactive decay
What are some assumptions that go into radiometric dating and radioactive decay used to date rocks