2:56 PM October 24, 2011Sanders Unit 2: Rocks and Minerals 2-1What Are Minerals?

2:56 PM esrt  Please open your reference table to page 16 June 21, 2016Unit 2: Rocks and Minerals

2:56 PM June 21, 2016Unit 2: Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary  Crystal: A solid geometric form of mineral produced by repeating patterns.  Mineral: A naturally formed inorganic solid with a crystalline structure.  Non-silicate Mineral: A mineral that does not have silicon and oxygen as part of its make-up  Silicate: A mineral that has silicon and oxygen as part of its make-up  Crystal: A solid geometric form of mineral produced by repeating patterns.  Mineral: A naturally formed inorganic solid with a crystalline structure.  Non-silicate Mineral: A mineral that does not have silicon and oxygen as part of its make-up  Silicate: A mineral that has silicon and oxygen as part of its make-up

2:56 PM June 21, 2016Unit 2: Rocks and Minerals About Mineral Make-Up  The atom is the smallest part of an element  Compounds are substance made up of two or more elements that are chemically combined  The crust is the thin solid outer layer of the Earth  Elements are substances made up of only one kind of atom.  The atom is the smallest part of an element  Compounds are substance made up of two or more elements that are chemically combined  The crust is the thin solid outer layer of the Earth  Elements are substances made up of only one kind of atom.

2:56 PM June 21, 2016Unit 2: Rocks and Minerals  Some minerals look like gems and others look just like rocks.  Herkimer Diamonds are quartz  Olivine is a mineral that looks like a rock. Minerals

2:56 PM June 21, 2016Unit 2: Rocks and Minerals About Minerals  Minerals are substances that are made up of substances that are non-living and have never been alive.  A mineral CANNOT be organic.  Minerals are substances that are made up of substances that are non-living and have never been alive.  A mineral CANNOT be organic.  This limestone does not have minerals

2:56 PM June 21, 2016Unit 2: Rocks and Minerals What are Minerals?  Minerals are single solid elements in the Earth's crust.

2:56 PM June 21, 2016Unit 2: Rocks and Minerals Silicates  Most of the Earth's crust is made up of the elements oxygen and silicon. Potassium Feldspar is made of Silicon and Oxygen

2:56 PM June 21, 2016Unit 2: Rocks and Minerals Minerals  Minerals are natural solids formed from elements in the Earth's crust.  Minerals are composed of one or more chemical elements.

2:56 PM June 21, 2016Unit 2: Rocks and Minerals Silicate Tetrahedron  Silicate tetrahedron is a four-sided structure composed of  Four silicon  One Oxygen  Silicate tetrahedron is a four-sided structure composed of  Four silicon  One Oxygen