1. Minerals and rocks

2. What are Minerals

3. What are Minerals
• Minerals: are a solid, natural material made
form nonliving substances in the ground

4. What are Minerals
• Minerals: are a solid, natural material made
form nonliving substances in the ground
• Minerals are made up of elements

5. What are Minerals
• Minerals: are a solid, natural material made
form nonliving substances in the ground
• Minerals are made up of elements
• Element is a pure substance that can’t be
broken down any more

6. Properties of Minerals

7. Properties of Minerals
• Luster: The way a mineral reflects light from its
surface

8. Properties of Minerals
• Luster: The way a mineral reflects light from its
surface
• 2 General kinds of luster:
• Metallic: Looks Shiny
• Non-Metallic: Looks Dull

9. Properties of Minerals
• Luster: The way a mineral reflects light from its
surface
• 2 General kinds of luster:
• Metallic: Looks Shiny
• Non-Metallic: Looks Dull
• Hardness:
• Moh’s Hardness Scale
• Cleavage: Even breaks
• Frature: Uneven Brakes or Rough surfaces

10. What are the shapes of a
mineral

11. What are the shapes of a
mineral
• Minerals form patterns

12. What are the shapes of a
mineral
• Minerals form patterns
• crystal is a solid whose shape forms a
fixed pattern

13. What are the shapes of a
mineral
• Minerals form patterns
• crystal is a solid whose shape forms a
fixed pattern
• Gems: Minerals that are rare and
beautiful

14. Rock Cycle

15. Rock Cycle
• Rock Cycle

16. Rock Cycle
• Rock Cycle
• A Rock is a solid object made
naturally in the Earths Crust

17. Rock Cycle
• Rock Cycle
• A Rock is a solid object made
naturally in the Earths Crust
• Most rocks are mixtures of materials

18. Rock Cycle
• Rock Cycle
• A Rock is a solid object made
naturally in the Earths Crust
• Most rocks are mixtures of materials

19. Rock Cycle
• Rock Cycle
• A Rock is a solid object made
naturally in the Earths Crust
• Most rocks are mixtures of materials
• 3 types of Rocks

20. Sedimentary

21. Sedimentary
• Pressure cements the sediments
together and makes them stick
together

22. Igneous

23. Igneous
• When Lava cools and hardens

24. Metamorphic

25. Metamorphic
• Rock that forms when sedimentary
and igneous rocks change under heat
and pressure