25.1 Structure and Distribution of Rock Forming Minerals

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25.1 Structure and Distribution of Rock Forming
Minerals

• The Silicates
• The Carbonates
• The Oxides, Sulfides and Sulfates

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25.2 The Formation of Minerals

• Crystallization
• Crystallization in Magma
• Crystallization in Water Solutions

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25.3 Mineral Properties

• Crystal Form
• Hardness
• Cleavage and Fracture
• Color
• Specific Gravity

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25.4 Mineral Uses

• Metals, clay, gravel, building stone, cement,
  glass
• Metals
• Nonmetals
• Earths Resources are not Unlimited

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25.5 Minerals the Link to Rocks

• Rocks the combination of minerals
• Igneous Rocks minerals formed from the
  crystallization of magma OR by precipitation from
  hot-water solutions
• Sedimentary Rocks minerals formed by
  precipitation from, and evaporation of, surface
  water
• Metamorphic Rock formed from the modification
  of previously existing rocks.