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Platy minerals are micas(muscovite and biotite) and chlorite
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What does the root word platy mean?
The root word "platy" means flat or broad. It is commonly used in various scientific terms related to flat or broad structures, such as "platypus" (a flat-footed mammal) or "platysma" (a broad muscle in the neck).
What platy mineral grains are the most visual aspect of foliated metamorphic rocks?
Mica.
What is graphite schist?
It is a medium-grade metamorphic rock with a preponderance of the platy mineral graphite.
What platy parallel mineral grains are the most visual aspect of foliated metamorphic rocks?
Mica.
Is a volcano a rock or a mineral?
Neither. A volcano is a geologic structure.
What is the geologic classification of olivine?
The mineral olivine is a magnesium iron silicate.
What is salt's cleavage?
The rocks tend to spilt along parallel planes defined by distribution and parallel arrangment of platy mineral crystals.
What geologic processes formed most of california's nonmetallic mineral resources?
Mountain building
What is the enemy of a diamond?
Diamond is the hardest mineral known: there are no 'natural enemies', geologic or chemical.
What two things are necessary for foliation to form in a metamorphic rock?
presence of platy mineral and orientation stress can give foliation to a metamorphic rocks.
What does geologic heritage mean?
It means the geologic term of the word heritage.
Is mineral ores renewable?
No. The amount of geologic time that it would take to create new mineral ores would make that pretty much improbable.
