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It is called a suite of rocks.
Most igneous rocks have a relatively homogenous mix of minerals which are interlocked.
rocks and minerals
A rock is made of 2 or more minerals, minerals make up rocks but rocks cannot make up minerals.
Because rocks are made up of minerals but minerals aren't made up of rocks. Rocks are made up of little bits of many minerals. An example is granite. You know how it has speckles in it? Those are a bunch of mineral grains mixed up to form the rock granite.
It is called oxidation when rocks and minerals are combined with oxygen. It is chemical weathering.
Atmospheric oxygen tends to be elemental oxygen (O2). Oxygen in rocks and minerals is chemically combined with other elements to form compounds called oxides.
Atmospheric oxygen tends to be elemental oxygen (O2). Oxygen in rocks and minerals is chemically combined with other elements to form compounds called oxides.
Rocks. Rocks are made of minerals.
Metamorphic rocks in which the minerals show no alignment are called non-foliated metamorphic rocks.
silicates
Yes. Scientific study of rocks is called petrology, and the scientific study of minerals is called mineralogy.
The study of minerals is called mineralogy. The study of rocks is called petrology.
Rocks and minerals
Rocks and Minerals that contain elements extracted through mining are called Ores. The rocks that contain the minerals are called ores, The minerals that they contain are called ore minerals, and are extracted to be processed in order to recover whatever element it is that is being mined.
The oxygen in the air combines with the minerals and the rocks change because the minerals are oxidizing. Oxidation can cause new chemical compounds such as iron oxide to form in the rocks.
It reacts with The minerals in The rocks, such as in feldspar.