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2. Differentiate mineral from a rock 3. Identify mineral properties useful for identification
4. Identify common rock-forming minerals 5. Name the mineral resources of the Philippines
DEFINITION
Naturally occurring Inorganic Homogeneous Solid Definite chemical composition
Solid ordered internal structure
POLYMORPHISM
ability of a specific chemical substance to crystallize in more than one configuration, which is dependent upon changes in temperature, pressure, or both
Pyrite
FeS2
Graphite Marcasite
Carbon
Diamond
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Color
caused by the absorption, or lack of absorption, of various wavelengths of light
malachite
fluorite
sulfur
Color
May also be due to impurities = not a good diagnostic property
milky qtz citrine
amethyst
smoky qtz
quartz
corundum
Streak
Talc
Gypsum
Calcite
Fluorite
Apatite
Orthoclase
Quartz
Topaz
Corundum
Diamond
Crystal Habit
the shapes and aggregates that a certain mineral is likely to form
fibrous
acicular
platy
Crystal Habit
dodecahedron
rhomboid
tabular
cubic
rosette
Crystal Form
Cleavage
the tendency of a mineral to break in particular directions due to zones of weakness in the crystal structure
Cleavage
Fractures or irregular breakages occur when bond strengths in a crystal structure is equal in all directions.
conchoidal fracture
Luster
the ability of minerals to reflect light
glassy
pearly
metallic
earthy
resinous
non-metallic
Specific Gravity
Ratio of volume of a substance and the weight of the same volume of water
Graphite = 2.0 g/cm3 Gold = 15 19.3 g/cm3
Other properties
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Magnetism ex. Magnetite (Fe3O4) Fluorescence ex. Fluorite (CaF2) Reaction to chemicals ex. CaCO3 Taste ex. NaCl Odor ex. Sulfur
Chemical composition
Single element (e.g. Cu, Au, S)
- compounds containing silicon and oxygen - building block: silicon-oxygen tetrahedron (SiO4)-4
Si+4 O-2
7. Halides metal(s) plus halogen element (Cl, F, I) e.g. halite (NaCl), fluorite (CaF2)
Feldspar
Quartz
Olivine
Pyroxene
Amphibole
Mica
Clay
Calcite
Economic importance
Non-renewable resource processes that create the resources are so slow (takes millions of years to accumulate)
Economic importance
1. Ores useful metallic (and some nonmetallic) minerals that can be extracted and which contain useful substances
2. Gemstones
METAL ORE Al Bauxite Cr Chromite Cu Bornite Chalcopyrite Au Native gold Fe Hematite Zn Sphalerite
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Trivia
Luzonite
Composition Locality