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NCTS Minerals

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Solid, inorganic, formed in nature, definite chemical make-up, and crystal structure Mineral
The most common minerals Rock-forming
In nature, if a solution becomes supersaturated, or overfilled, with another substance, mineral crystals may begin to _________. Precipitate
Form from rapidly cooling magma (size) Small crystals
The 2nd most abundant element in Earth's crust. Silicon
When liquid ________ from the solution, the elements remain behind and may begin to arrange into crystals. Evaporates
Color, streak, luster, cleavage, fracture, density, and hardness Mineral Properties
Cleavage and Fracture (category) Way it Breaks
Color and Streak (category) Appearance
A solid in which the atoms are arranged in repeating patterns Crystal
The most abundant element in Earth's crust. Oxygen
Form from slowly cooling magma (size) Large Crystals
Minerals can form from the cooling of this. Magma
Cubic, Tetragonal, Orthorhombic, Triclinic, Hexagonal, Monoclinic 6 Crystal Systems
add an Oxygen -ate Family
Chlorine (Cl), Flourine (F), Bromine (Br), and Iodine (I) Halide Family
Native Family Pure elements
Carbonate Carbon + Oxygen (CO)
Silicate Silicon + Oxygen (SiO)
Sulfate Sulfur + Oxygen (SO)
Phosphate Phosphorus + Oxygen (PO)
Oxide ends in Oxygen only
Sulfide ends in Sulfur only
Halide ends in Cl, F, Br, or I
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