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Is Ice a Mineral?
OMinerals have a fixed crystal structure
OMinerals have a definite chemical composition
OMinerals are naturally occurring
OMinerals are inorganic (they have never been
living)
Mineral GroupsIdentifying Minerals Based on their
Atomic Structure
Silicates
OMake up 90% of Earth’s Crust
OLargest mineral groupOSilicon + Oxygen
OSi + OO-SiO4
Common Silicates
Talc Quartz
Common Silicates
Orthoclase
Feldspar
Beryl
Common Silicates
Chlorite
Topaz
Common Silicates
Biotite
Muscovite
Common Silicates
Olivine
Native Elements
ONot combined with other elements
Common Native Elements
Gold Diamond
Common Native Elements
Silver Sulfur
Common Native Elements
Copper Lead
Carbonate Group
OCarbon + OxygenO-CO3
Carbonate Group Properties
OTransparentOWhite streak
OPerfect CleavageOReact with acid
Common Carbonates
Calcite Dolomite
Common Carbonates
Malachite
Sulfate Group
OContain the Element Sulfur
OSGroup Property
Vitreous
Common Sulfates
Galena Pyrite
Common Sulfates
Gypsum
Barite
Halide Group
OContain a Halogen atom such as:
-F-Cl-I
-Br
Common Halides
Fluorite
Halite
Oxide Group
OContain an Oxide bonded with a metal
OMetal + O2-
Common Oxides
Corundum
Hematite
Common Oxides
Magnetite
Phosphate Group
OContain a Phosphate AnionO(PO4
3-)
Common Phosphates
Apatite