1. Minerals are naturally occurring, inorganic crystalline solids with a definite chemical composition.
2. Minerals form repeating patterns within crystals that can be cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, or triclinic.
3. Physical properties of minerals include color, streak, luster, hardness, cleavage, and fracture.
6. 2. ________- a solid plane in which the atoms are arranged in orderly, repeating patterns A. cubic B. tetragonal C. hexagonal D. orthorhombic E. triclinic F. monoclinic crystal
8. 3. Physical properties A. _____- the mineral’s general color B. _______- the color of the powdered mineral C. _______- the way light is reflected from a mineral’s surface D. ________-how tightly packed together the molecules of a mineral are; E. ________- a mineral’s resistance to being scratched F. ________- breaks on smooth surfaces; ________- the irregular breakage of a mineral hardness cleavage fracture streak density color luster
9. G. Other- _____ (salt), _____ (sulfur), ___________ (iron), and _____ (jade) taste smell magnetism sound
15. 7. rock - mixture of ________, ______________, _____________, and ________________ 8. Rock cycle - rocks are formed by __________, _______, ____, ________, _______, _______, __________ and ___________ minerals volcanic glass organic matter other materials weathering erosion heat pressure melting cooling compaction cementation
16. 9. Major Rock types A. IGNEOUS B. SEDIMENTARY C. METAMORPHIC
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19. 11. sedimentary - 75% of all rocks on the _______; the only rocks that _________ on the Earth’s surface surface originate
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23. 11. Metamorphic rock - rocks that have changed due to ____ and ________ A. ________- contains parallel bands of minerals B. ____________- no banding; massive in form; mineral grains grow and rearrange heat pressure foliated non-foliated