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CHAPTER 4 - MINERALS
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MINERAL - DEFINITION
• Naturally occurring
• Inorganic
• Solid
• Specific chemical composition
• Definite crystalline structure
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MINERAL SYSTEMS
• If space is not restricted, a mineral will exhibit a crystal pattern with a definite number of sides and specific angles.
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1. A MINERAL OCCURS NATURALLY.
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2. A MINERAL IS SOLID.
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3. A MINERAL HAS A DEFINITE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION.
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4. A MINERAL’S ATOMS ARE ARRANGED IN AN ORDERLY PATTERN.
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5. A MINERAL IS INORGANIC (WAS NEVER ALIVE)
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Of the almost 4000 known minerals, only about 30 are common.
The most common are quartz, feldspar, mica, and calcite.
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These minerals make up most
of the rocks found in the
Earth’s crust.
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In fact, over 60% of the Earth’s crust is made up of the family of minerals known
as feldspar!
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To be able to identify these and other minerals, we need to look
at the properties used to separate and distinguish these
minerals.
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•Friedrich Mohs devised a hardness scale. • In this scale, ten well known minerals are given numbers from one to ten. •Lets take a look at the ten minerals used and some of the simple tests.
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MINERAL IDENTIFICATION
• Hardness – the ability to resist scratching;
ranges from 1 (softest) to 10 (hardest)
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• Talc (left) is the softest and has a hardness of 1. A soft pencil lead will scratch talc.
• Gypsum is a bit harder and has a hardness of 2. A fingernail scratches gypsum.
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• Calcite (left) has a hardness of 3 and a copper penny just scratches it.
• Fluorite has a hardness of 4 and it can be scratched by an iron or brass nail.
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• Apatite (left) has a hardness of 5 and can be scratched by a steel knife blade.
• Feldspar has a hardness of 6 and it will scratch a window glass.
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• Quartz (left), with a hardness of 7, is the hardest of the common minerals. It easily scratches hard glass and steel.
• Topaz has a hardness of 8 and will scratch quartz.
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• Corundum (left) has a hardness of 9. Corundum will scratch topaz.
• Diamond with its hardness of 10 can easily scratch the rest of the minerals.
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MINERAL IDENTIFICATION
• Luster– the way a mineral reflects light
• In our class we will use three terms:
• Dull– not reflecting light well
• Glassy – reflects like water or glass
• Metallic – reflects like a metal
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MINERAL IDENTIFICATION
• Cleavage (flat surfaces) or Fracture (no flat
surfaces) – the way a mineral __________ breaks
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• The cleavage of a mineral is its tendency to
split easily or to separate along flat surfaces.
• Cleavage can even be observed on tiny
mineral grains making it a very useful
property!
CLEAVAGE
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• Mica is probably the best example as it splits
into thin sheets. It is said to have one perfect
cleavage.
CLEAVAGE
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CLEAVAGE
• Feldspar splits readily in two directions, always
at or near right angles.
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• Calcite and galena cleave in three directions.
• They are said to have three good cleavages.
CLEAVAGE
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• Not all minerals show cleavage.
• Those that don’t break along cleavage surfaces
are said to have fracture.
CLEAVAGE
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MINERAL IDENTIFICATION
• _________ – the
color of the
powdered form of
a mineral
Streak
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• Streak of a mineral is the color of its powder
when rubbed on an unglazed white tile.
STREAK
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• The streak is often not the same color as the
mineral.
• A minerals color may vary, but the streak
rarely will!
STREAK
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Crystal shape can be a useful property to identify minerals if
the minerals have had the time and space to form crystals. Most mineral grains that are found in rocks, lack the room to grow.
CRYSTAL SHAPE
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• Specific gravity tells you how many times as
dense as water the mineral is.
• Pure gold can have a specific gravity as high
as 19.3!
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
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• Calcite is calcium carbonate, CaCO3. If a drop of weak hydrochloric acid is placed on calcite, the acid bubbles as carbon dioxide is released.
ACID TEST
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OTHER SPECIAL PROPERTIES
Malleable
Magnetic
Radioactive
Flourescence
Taste
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• Minerals that can be hammered thin or
shaped are said to show these properties.
• Can you think of a mineral that might be
shaped or hammered?
MALLEABLE OR DUCTILE
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GOLD WOULD BE A PERFECT EXAMPLE!
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Some minerals that contain
Iron, are magnetic and can be picked
up by a magnet.
MAGNETIC
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This is the state of glowing
while under a ultraviolet
light.
Some minerals even glow
once the light is turned off!
FLORESCENCE
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• Some minerals, such as
this uraninite, are
radioactive.
• They give off subatomic
particles that will
activate a Geiger
counter.
RADIOACTIVE
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• Halite (rock salt) can be
identified by its taste.
• This practice is not
recommended!
TASTE