Documents Chapter 7 Rocks and Minerals. Minerals vs. Rocks Mineral: Natural, solid substance that has a...

Slide 1Chapter 7 Rocks and Minerals Slide 2 Minerals vs. Rocks  Mineral: Natural, solid substance that has a specific chemical composition and physical structure  5…

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Slide 1 Mineral and Rock Properties ©2010 Dr. B. C. Paul Note most of the material for these slides was collected from a wide range of available sources and do not represent…

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Living Things Classifying Rocks Rocks How Geologists Classify Rocks When studying a rock sample, geologists observe three things: Origin texture mineral composition. Rocks…