Slide 1 Minerals: Building blocks of rocks Definition of a mineral: Naturally occurring Inorganic solid Ordered internal molecular structure Definite chemical composition…
Slide 1 Mineral or Rock??? A mineral can be defined as a naturally occurring inorganic solid that possesses an orderly internal structure and a definite chemical composition.…
i.?PEi{ Dli. Mineral and Rock ldentification MI N ERAL IDENTIFICATION Table C.3 lists many of the more common minerals. Representa- rive chemical formulas are provided for…