PPT-MATTER AND MINERALS UNIT 2

Rocks and Minerals A rock is any solid mass of mineral or minerallike matter that occurs naturally as part of our planet Most rocks like the common rock granite occur as aggregates of several different minerals . These notes go on pages 5 and 7 of your INB!. http://www.mii.org/www.mii.org. General Facts about Minerals. Between 2 - 3,000 have been identified. A few are . “native elements” . -- made of only one element, such as sulfur, gold. copper, and graphite (carbon). UNIT -4. They assist in the identification of minerals – . study their optical properties under the microscope. . . Minerals . are inorganic chemical compounds having a certain lattice shape, size and symmetry, being a result of the geometrical arrangement of the constituents (chemical elements such as Si, Al, O, . Vitamins and Minerals. Sodium:. Functions. Fluid and electrolyte balance. .. Associated with blood pressure and pH balance . in the body.. Required for nerve impulse transmission. .. Assists in the transport of certain nutrients . Brenda B. Baney. B Cubed Consulting, Inc. May 17. th. , 2017. B Cubed Consulting. Agenda. CFSI/AIAG Outreach update. CMRT 5.0. Connection to IPC 1755 Standard. Updates from 4.x Versions. Timing. Latest News .  . Minerals play an important role in forming rocks and shaping Earth’s surface. When humans began making tools out of iron great progress was made in advancing the world through industries Below is a timeline showing how the value and uses of minerals have changed over time .. All rocks are made up of 2 or more of these minerals. . Minerals are not rocks!. Silicon and oxygen are the most abundant elements in the crust and in minerals. Oxygen is the most abundant element in minerals. . 4. basic processes in the soil. ADDITIONS. LOSSES. TRANSLOCATIONS. TRANSFORMATIONS. (MOVEMENT WITHIN THE SOIL). (ONE COMPONENT CHANGES TO ANOTHER). ADDITIONS. Rain adds . WATER. . . Dust adds . MINERALS. . Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Particles in Motion. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. How do particles move in solids, liquids, and gases?. naturally. existing . chemical compounds.. 2)Minerals can be identified by their . physical properties. .. 3)What are the four characteristics of a mineral?. Naturally occurring. Crystal Structure/Chemical Substance. Matter and Energy What is matter? Matter and Energy What is matter? It's what everything that occupies space and has mass is made of And everything like that is made out of chemical elements There are 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, and a number of synthetic ones excludes synthetic minerals. inorganic. non living processes form them. chemically specific. has a unique proportion of elements. crystalline solid. atoms are arranged in specific 3-D patterns. Definition:. properties. Classification of Minerals. Metallic Ferrous. . Non-ferrous. . Precious. Non-metallic. Energy Minerals. CLASSIFICATION OF MINERALS. METALLIC. ENERGY. NON - METALLIC. FERROUS. PRECIOUS. Understand how mineral crystals acquire their shape. Understand the characteristics that define a sample as a mineral. Understand that many minerals are composed of similar elements. Understand the connections between minerals and rocks and that many rocks contain similar minerals. Background Information!. The Earth’s crust is made of mostly rocks and soil.. The rocks are made of different combinations of . minerals.. Minerals . are made of . elements. . (. Remember an element .