Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Minerals Minerals: Mineral

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Whatisamineral?
MINERAL
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that possesses an ordered internal
structure and a definite chemical composition.
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Propertiesofminerals
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND HABIT

STRUCTURE
the orderly geometric spatial arrangement of atoms in the internal structure
of a mineral, the 14 Bravais lattices
HABIT
the shape of how a mineral tends to form
ACICULAR: Natrolite
FIBROUS: Serpentine
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BOTRYOIDAL: Hematite
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LUSTER
NON-METALLIC (Earthy): Limonite
indicates the way a mineral's

surface interacts with light and can
range from dull to glassy (vitreous)
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METALLIC: Pyrite
NON-METALLIC (Vitreous): Fluorite
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COLOR
the appearance of the mineral in reflected light or transmitted light for
translucent minerals (i.e. what it looks like to the naked eye)
FLUORITE
MALACHITE AND AZURITE
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STREAK
the color of the powder a mineral leaves after rubbing it on an unglazed
porcelain streak plate
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HARDNESS
resistance to abrasion/scratching; usually measured according to the
Mohs scale
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CLEAVAGE AND FRACTURE

resistance to abrasion/scratching; usually measured according to the Mohs
scale
MICA
CALCITE
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OTHER PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Specific gravity
Magnetism
Taste
Reaction to acid
Fluorescence
Radioactivity
Silicate class
largest group of minerals; important rock-forming minerals
Carbonate class
commonly deposited in marine settings when the shells of dead planktonic life settle and accumulate on the
sea floor
Sulfate class
commonly form in evaporitic settings where highly saline waters slowly evaporate
evaporate, allowing the formation of
both sulfates and halides at the water-sediment interface
Halide class
the natural salts; commonly found in evaporitic settings such as playa lakes and landlocked seas (e.g., Dead
Sea and Great Salt Lake)
Oxide class
form many of the ores from which valuable metals can be extracted; also carry the best record of changes in
the Earth's magnetic field
S f
Sulfide
class
economically important as metal ores
Phosphate class
the most common is apatite which is found in teeth and bones of many animals
Element class
includes metals and intermetallic elements (gold, silver, copper), semi-metals and non-metals (antimony,
bismuth, graphite, sulfur)
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Carbonate: CALCITE
Sulfate: GYPSUM
GYPSUM
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Sulfide: PYRITE
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Oxide: MAGNETITE
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Hydroxide: GIBBSITE
Halide: HALITE (ROCK SALT)
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Phosphate: APATITE
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Native element: GOLD
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Thesilicategroupofminerals
SILICATES
- make up the largest and most important class of rock-forming minerals
- classified based on the structure of their silicate ion group
- fundamental building block: silica-oxygen tetrahedron (SiO44-)
SILICA TETRAHEDRON
- silicon ion bonds to four (4) oxygen ions in a pyramid-shaped structure, with silicon
positioned at the center of the tetrahedron
- adjacent silica tetrahedra share oxygens to form the different types of silicates
(polymerization)
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GROUP/
Formula
NESOSILICATE
[SiO4]4
Cleavage
Silicate
Structure
none
lone tetraheda
OLIVINE
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PYROXENE
INOSILICATE
[SinO3n]2n
Two (2)
planes at
right
angles
single chains
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AMPHIBOLE
INOSILICATE
[Si4nO11n]6n
Two (2)
planes at
60 and
120
double chains
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GROUP/
Mineral/Formula
PHYLLOSILICATE
[Si2nO5n]2n
Cleavage
one
plane
Silicate
Structure
BIOTITE MICA
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sheets
MUSCOVITE MICA
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GROUP/
Mineral/Formula
Cleavage
Silicate
Structure
POTASSIUM FELDSPAR
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Two (2)
planes at
right angles
TECTO
SILICATE
[AlxSiyO2(x+y)]x
PLAGIOCLASE FELDSPAR
Three-dimensional
(3D) framework
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QUARTZ
none
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OLIVINE
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PLAGIOCLASE FELDSPAR
PYROXENE
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AMPHIBOLE
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POTASSIUM FELDSPAR
COMMON
ROCK-FORMING
MINERALS
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BIOTITE MICA
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MUSCOVITE MICA
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QUARTZ
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Mineralsasnonrenewableresources
ORE MINERALS
Metallic (and some nonmetallic) minerals containing useful
substances that can be mined for a profit.
METAL
PRINCIPAL ORE
Aluminum
Bauxite
Chromium
Chromite
Copper
Chalcopyrite, Bornite, Chalcocite
Gold
Native gold
Iron
Hematite,Magnetite, Limonite
Lead
Galena
Mercury
Cinnabar
Silver
Native silver, Argentite
Titanium
Ilmenite, Rutile
Uranium
Uraninite
Zinc
Sphalerite
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Whatisarock?
ROCK
naturally occurring aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids
classified by mineral and chemical composition; the texture of the
constituent particles; and also by the processes that formed them
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
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Whatisarock?
ROCK CYCLE
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Lecture Notes: Minerals

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND HABIT

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NON-METALLIC (Earthy): Limonite

indicates the way a mineral's

NON-METALLIC (Vitreous): Fluorite

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MALACHITE AND AZURITE

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CLEAVAGE AND FRACTURE

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OTHER PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

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Halide: HALITE (ROCK SALT)

Native element: GOLD

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Chalcopyrite, Bornite, Chalcocite

Native silver, Argentite

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