Two processes involving solutions that form a mineral:- precipitation- dissolution
Mineral deposits form underground through various processes such as cooling of magma, precipitation from hot water solutions, or deposition from mineral-rich fluids. These processes can occur over long periods of time, leading to the accumulation of minerals in the Earth's crust.
Minerals form through a process involving the cooling and crystallization of molten rock, the precipitation of dissolved substances from water solutions, or the alteration of pre-existing minerals due to changes in temperature, pressure, or chemical environment. These processes help mineral components come together in a specific arrangement to form a crystalline structure.
By definition a mineral must form by natural processes. Lab made diamonds are not natural.
Through orogenic processes, involving folding and upliftment, (orogenesis).
Chemical sedimentary rocks form from solutions (water with something in it).
Mineral deposits form through a variety of processes such as hydrothermal activity, precipitation from aqueous solutions, and crystallization from magma. These processes involve the concentration of minerals in specific locations over long periods of time, leading to the formation of mineral deposits.
The hot water solution cools, and the mineral compound leaves and forms minerals.
Gold can take millions of years to form in nature through geological processes involving heat and pressure.
The hot water solution cools, and the mineral compound leaves and forms minerals.
These minerals are called evaporites.
Minerals can form either by crystallization from magma or by precipitation from aqueous solutions. Both processes involve the solidification of mineral compounds from a liquid state. However, crystallization from magma occurs underground as molten rock cools and solidifies, while precipitation from aqueous solutions involves minerals precipitating out of a solution due to changes in temperature, pressure, or chemical composition.
When you mix two different solutions. You get crystalline solution.