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1) Originates from the remains of animals and plants.2) are formed by fragments of clasts of the other rocks and minerals.3) Is accumulated solid material that has been affected by the biosphere.6) The way the mineral breaks along parallel planes.8) The amount of mass of the mineral per unit volume.10) Are minerals in whose composition the carbonate ion (CO3) participates. Example: Calcite13) Are minerals formed by silicon and oxygen the two mos abundant elements in the terrestrial crust. Example: Quartz, olivine, garnet, biotite, muscovite, orthoclase, tourmaline and beryllium.14) The way in which the mineral reflects light: whether it appears metallic, dull, pearly (as nacre), vitreous (as glass), silky or adamantine (as diamond).15) Are minerals that contain oxygen combing with diverse metallic elements, such as aluminum, iron and titanium. Example: Magnetite17) A solid and inorganic substance that exists in nature and has a defined internal ionic configuration. It also has a particular chemical composition or in some cases a few variations.19) Are minerals formed by the combination of sulfur with one or several metals, such as silver, lead, copper and iron. Example: antimonite |
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4) Are compounds that contain chroline, bromine, iodine or fluorine. Example: Hematite5) Are those minerals formed by atoms of only one type of element. Example: metal, gold, silver, copper, platinum and iron.7) are formed by materials that have precipitated directly from water.9) Is the fragmentation of rocks into smaller pieces.11) Most common minerals form from the liquid material in the mantle of Earth.12) The color a mineral leaves when scratched against an unpolished porcelain plate.16) Occur when a solid with an internal ordered structure forms from a liquid substance.18) Is the transformation of pre-existing igneous, sedimentary and even metamorphic rocks into other types of rocks.20) Are those produced by the weathering of terrestrial crust, but there are other types.21) Are minerals that contain sulfur and oxygen, which form the sulfate ion (SO4). Example: Borite22) Resistance of a mineral to being scratched minerals are classified by their hardness according to the Mohsscale, from one to ten. |
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