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one of the common minerals that make up most of the rocks of the earths crust
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What mineral does gypsum and halite form?
Gypsum forms from the mineral calcium sulfate, while halite forms from the mineral sodium chloride.
Why is ice in a glacier considered to be a mineral but but what forms a glacier is not?
Ice in a glacier is considered a mineral because it has a crystalline structure and forms through natural processes, meeting the criteria to be classified as a mineral. However, the material that forms a glacier, such as snow, does not have a defined crystal structure and does not meet the criteria to be classified as a mineral.
What is the name of the mineral that results when sodium chloride forms mineral crystals?
This mineral is called halite.
What is a common mineral that forms rocks?
Quartz is a common rock forming mineral.
When a mineral forms a definite shape a mineral has formed a?
When a mineral forms a definite shape, it is known as a crystal. Crystals are ordered arrangements of atoms or ions in a repeating pattern that gives them their characteristic shape. Crystal shape is determined by the internal arrangement of atoms within the mineral.
What is a banded mineral?
A banded mineral is a mineral that has grains that are arranged in a particular pattern of flat layers or forms swirls.
What can minerals not be?
A mineral cannot be organic. A mineral cannot be made by or composed of life forms.
A mineral that can be flattened without breaking?
rutherfordium
What mineral forms from the chemical weathering of feldspar?
The clay mineral Kaolinite - Al2Si2O5(OH)4.
Where did the all metallic mineral found?
The metallic mineral is found at the center of one land forms.
The repeating pattern of a mineral and acirc and 128 and 153s particles forms a solid called a(n)?
The repeating pattern of a mineral's particles forms a solid called a crystal.
How many forms of calcite are there?
answ2. Calcite and Aragonite are two common mineral forms of CaCO3.
