Weathering, Erosion and Soils
Identifying Minerals Chapter 9.2. Characteristics of Minerals 1. Characteristics of Minerals a. A mineralogist is a scientist who specializes in the study.
Minerals Chapter 2Earth Materials— Minerals and Rocks 9/13.
Weathering The process by which materials on or near the Earth’s surface break down and change.
MINERALS Introduction What Are They? Physical Properties & Identification Atoms & Elements Mineral Groups.
Properties and Changes
Warm-up
Minerals. Standards/Objectives Define and describe minerals Describe the composition and structure of minerals Describe how minerals form Describe.
D. Nihtianova 1, Jixue Li 2 and U. Kolb 3 1 Central Laboratory of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str.,
Learning Goal : We will learn the many ways which Earth's surface is built up and torn down.
