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parallel alignment of minerals that have been subjected to stress
About 2500 minerals have been recorded.
Long ones.
Different minerals take different amounts of time.
Minerals have been present on Earth since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago. They are naturally occurring inorganic solid substances that make up the building blocks of Earth's rocks, soils, and ultimately, living organisms. Minerals undergo a cycle of formation, distribution, and reformation through geologic processes over vast periods of time.
Over 5,000 mineral species have been identified and classified. Minerals are categorized based on their chemical composition and crystal structure. New mineral discoveries are still being made, adding to the vast diversity of minerals known to exist.
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The mineral family that tends to form long needlelike crystals is the amphibole group. Examples of minerals in this group include hornblende and tremolite. These minerals are silicate minerals with a double chain structure, which contributes to their characteristic needlelike crystal habit.
Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic substances and are constantly being recycled through various geological processes. While some minerals are more abundant than others, it is estimated that Earth's supply of minerals will last for billions of years due to ongoing geological processes such as the formation of new minerals through volcanic activity and the breakdown and recycling of existing minerals.
Non-renewable Minerals are those minerals that cannot be recycled or takes a very long time to reform and can get totally depleted when extracted, for example, Petroleum.
The exact amount of copper minerals that are in carob has not been measured. However, carob is considered to have a wealth of minerals including magnesium, selenium, and copper.