PPT-Mineral Hardness

What is Hardness Hardness is a minerals ability to scratch something or be scratched Some minerals are extremely soft and can be scratched by your fingernail and some minerals can scratch glass or metal. IOCG. deposits in the NT. Anthony . Schofield and . David . Huston. Targeting uranium and copper-gold systems in Australia using a mineral systems approach. Challenges:. ~80% covered. Relatively small footprint of most mineral deposits. So what is a mineral?. What are the characteristics of all minerals?. Mineral . Characteristics. 1. A mineral occurs naturally.. 2. A mineral is solid.. 3. A mineral has a definite chemical composition.. What is a Mineral?. A mineral is . inorganic. .. Minerals are naturally occurring.. Minerals are . solids. .. Minerals have a . crystal. structure.. Minerals have a definite chemical composition.. How do we Identify Minerals?. Lesson 5: How are Minerals Identified?. Opening Activity. O. pen Science textbook to page 276.. Open Science workbook to page 90A to review home learning.. Open Science folder to review vocabulary words and outline for the chapter.. In . Geotechnics. & Applied Geology. Enrollment no. Name Guided By . 130610106006 . Chaudhary. . Dinesh. K. Prof. . V.R.Sharma. 130610106007 . • Resistance to permanently indenting the surface.. • Large hardness means:. --resistance to plastic deformation or cracking in. compression.. --better wear properties.. e.g., . Bellwork. 9-13-16. Get out the video notes to check.. Objectives. Students will be able to identify how the earth is affected by long- term and short- term geological cycles and the influence of man.. By Ben Rosenfeld and Pranav Kartha. What is Gypsum?. Gypsum is a mineral commonly found in sedimentary deposits.. It is a lot like Halite, Sulfur, Anhydrite, Calcite, and Dolomite.. Color. Gypsum can be many different colors . How to figure out what your “rock” is…. What is a mineral?. It must have the five following characteristics:. D-I-S-C-O. Definite chemical composition. Inorganic (from non-living sources). Solid. 1) Rocks cannot be made of organic material. 2) Luster is classified as metallic and non-metallic. 3) Scientist use tests to identify minerals. 4) Minerals that make up rocks can be mined as ores. 5) A liquid or gas can be classified as a mineral. …the same type of mineral! They are examples of quartz!!. Haha! Tricked you! These are all…. There are over 3000 types of minerals in the Earth’s crust. As you could see with the quartz, often times even the . Subgraph. . with Perfect Completeness. Aviad Rubinstein (UC Berkeley). Mark . Braverman. , Young Kun . Ko. , and . Omri. Weinstein. A confession…. rest of workshop. this talk. vs . vs . SETH: SAT requires . 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 . NATURE . SUNDAY ACADEMY. ALL SITE ACTIVITY. 2013-2014. SA Schedule. 11:00 . – . 11:15 am. . Cultural Connection. 11:15 . – . 11:30 am Introduction Video Ground Rules Film. . 12:00 .