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2. Rock-Forming Minerals 6/13/2018 2. Rock-Forming Minerals CE 382 Geotechnical Engineering I 1st Semester 1436/1437 H

6/13/2018 We know from physics that atoms are composed of protons, neutrons, electrons. Elements are composed from the same kind of atoms, like gold. Compounds are formed of groups of different kinds of atoms (e.g. Sodium chloride). Minerals: are naturally occurring (formed) inorganic chemical substance which has a definite chemical composition and a characteristic crystal structure. CE 382 Geotechnical Engineering I 1st Semester 1436/1437 H

Has a definite chemical composition Mineral-like substances that do not fulfill either the composition or crystal structure requirement of minerals are called mineraloids. For any substance to be considered as a mineral, it has to meet the following conditions: Has a definite chemical composition Has a definite characteristics crystal structure Inorganic Naturally formed There are some exceptions to this. Some materials are still considered minerals even though they do not meet all these requirements like mercury.

Why do we care about minerals? We do care about minerals because they are the building blocks of rocks. Scientifically rocks are any naturally occurring (formed) solid materials, composed of one or more minerals (and/or mineraloids). Indeed, the kinds and amounts of the minerals and mineraloids present in the rock, together with textures resulting from the way they are packed are the most important properties used in classifying rocks.

Elements Versus Minerals By the use of the 118 chemically elements known to exist on earth, it is theoretically possible to make millions of compounds. However nearly 2500 minerals have been discovered so far. The abundance of minerals depends on the availability of the component elements that are available for its formation at or near the earth’s surface. Only 12 elements are sufficiently abundant. These elements collectively make up 99.23% of the entire crust. The fact that only 12 elements are abundant answer the discrepancy between the theoretically infinite number of minerals that should exist and the fact that only 2500 are actually exists. Actually about 75% of earth crust is made of oxygen and silicon.

Abundant Elements on Earth Crust Oxygen O Silicon Si Aluminum Al Iron Fe Calcium Ca Magnesium Mg Sodium Na Potassium K Titanium Ti Hydrogen H Phosphorus P Manganese Mu Weight % 45.2 27.2 8.0 5.8 5.06 2.77 2.32 1.68 0.4 .14 .12 .09 98%

Minerals can be classified into: Actually because of the overwhelming abundance of oxygen and silicon, the silicate minerals which composed of those two elements are the most plentiful on earth. Thus silicates are called the ROCK-FORMING MINERALS. Minerals can be classified into: Silicates Minerals (rock-forming minerals) Non-Silicates Minerals Mineraloids

Silicate Minerals All silicate minerals posses the silicate oxyanion (Sio4)-4. The oxyanion resembles a tetrahedron as shown below because the four large oxygen ions are arranged so that their centers form the vertices of a tetrahedron. The small silicon cation sits among the four oxygen in the open space at the center of the tetrahedron.

Silicate mineral structures are therefore controlled by the ways tetrahedra packed together. Modern classification of silicate minerals is based on the way silicate tetrahedra are joined together as follows: 1. Framework Silicates All four oxygens in a tetrahedron are shared with other tetrahedra. Examples: Feldspars and Quartz 2. Sheet Silicates Three oxygen in a tetrahedron are shared with other tetrahedron. Examples: Muscovite (Micas) chlorite, clay minerals, Serpentine. 3. Chain Silicates There are single, double, Triple chains. Two oxygens are shared Example: Pyroxenes and amphiboles

4. Island Silicates The tetrahedra remain as discrete units sharing no common oxygens. Example olivine and garnet. Whether we have no, one, two, three or four oxygens shared is called the Degree of Polymerization. By variations in the packing of the tetrahedra or by having another element besides the silicon (like Aluminum) we can have many hundreds of individual silicate minerals. Fortunately, just 11 common mineral groups account for more than 95% of all silicate minerals.

Important Silicate Minerals Quartz (framework) Widely distributed mineral, most of sands and sandstone are composed largely of quartz. Feldspar (framework) The most abundant minerals (make up about 60% of earth’s crust). Olivine (Isolated) Occur mainly in igneous rocks. Pyroxene (Chain) Very large and complex group of minerals. Amphibole (Chain) Micas (sheet) Parent of clay minerals.

NONSILICATE MINERALS Although there are many compositional families, only eight in addition to the silicates are important 1. THE OXIDE MINERALS The most widespread group of minerals after silicates. Ex. Magnetite, Hematite 6. THE PHOSPATE MINERALS Ex. Apatite 2. THE HYDROXIDE MINERALS Ex. Gibbsite 7. THE HALIDE MINERALS Ex. Halite (rock-salt) This type of rock causes very serious problems in the city of Jizan 3. THE SUPHIDE MINERALS Ex. Pyrite 8. THE NATIVE ELEMENTS Ex. Graphite, Native Metals 4. THE SULFATE MINERALS Ex. Gypsum, Anhydrite 9. MINERALOIDS Ex. Glass 5. THE CARBONATE MINERALS Ex. Calcite, Dolomite

Clay minerals can be defined as: One of the common silicate minerals with sheet structures are the clay minerals. They formed mainly by the alteration of the minerals, by the action of weathering (of course chemical). The chemical process results in changes in the mineral form of the parent rock due to the action of water (especially if it contains traces of acid or alkali, oxygen, and carbon dioxide). Clay minerals can be defined as: They are crystalline particles (Predominantly silicates of Aluminum and/or Iron and Magnesium) resulted from the chemical weathering of parent rocks, mainly: Feldspars Mica (Muscovite).

Characteristics of Clay Minerals They have colloidal size (less than 0.002 mm) Very electrochemically active Have affinity for water Gs between 2.0 and 3.0 They have high specific surface (surface area/mass) Low hardness Become plastic when mixed with water The particles are platy, sometimes they are needle or tabular

Structure of Clay Minerals Clay minerals (and hence clay) consist of two fundamental units (basic structural units or building blocks) 1. Sheets of Silicon-Oxygen tetrahedra (silica tetrahedra) Silica Tetrahedron Silica Sheet 2. Sheets of Aluminum or Magnesium octahedra Aluminum Octahedron Octahedral (Gibbsite) Sheet

Each octahedron unit consist of Aluminum or Magnesium cations linked to six hydroxyl anions. The combination of octahedral units forms a sheet called GIBBSITE if the metalic atom is mainly AL+3 and BRUCITE if it is Mg+2. The way in which the tetrahedra sheets and octahedral sheets are stacked together with different bonding and different metallic ions form the different clay minerals.

Silica Sheet Gibbsite Sheet Gibbsite Sheet Silica Sheet

Common Clay Minerals i. KAOLINITE ii. ILLITE It consists of alternating layers of Silica and Gibbsite sheets in a 1:1 lattice. The layers are held together by hydrogen bonding A kaolinite particles may consist of over 100 stacks The thickness of the basic unit is 7 Angstroms The least active of the clay minerals Specific surface = 15 m2/g ii. ILLITE It consists of Gibbsite sheets sandwiched between two layers of Silica sheets.

iii. MONTMORILLONITE The combined sheets are held together by K+ ion Moderately active Specific Surface = 80 m2/g Particles have thickness from 50 to 500 Angstroms iii. MONTMORILLONITE It has the same basic structure as Illite, the differences are: - No potassium ions are present - The units are held together by H+ ions and occasional Na+ ions - The space between the units is occupied by water molecules. Bentonite is a commercial name very active Specific Surface = 800 m2/g Particles have thickness from 10 to 50 Angstroms