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What does the color of a rock mean?
A rock's color may be an indication of its mineral content. Some generalizations--A red coloration usually indicates the prescence of iron, small grayish crystals are usually quartz, greenish or bluish colorations indicate a copper content, while white may indicate a feldspar mineral or quartz.
What causes the different colors in sedimentary rock?
Minerals cause the layers - each mineral has a certain color (and hardness).
Why are there so many types of rocks?
Different rock are made by the many different events that lead to their creation. Other rock just have different amounts and types of minerals, creating different rock with hardness, texture, color, and shape patterns.
Can minerals in a rock change the way they look?
Yes, because minerals have a certain texture, color and streak color. Minerals also have some luster in them. Therefore, they could change anything about the rock.
What contains water dissolved minerals and waste?
sedimentary rock
What metamorphic rock contains minerals with brilliant color and is easy to carve?
serpentinite
Why stones can be so different in color?
Because of the different types of minerals in the rock.
What is a rock that can be mined for minerals it contains?
Diamond
Why does the color of sedimentary rock change during metamorphism?
The color of sedimentary rock changes during metamorphism due to minerals. New minerals introduced can change the color of the rock.
What does the color of a rock mean?
A rock's color may be an indication of its mineral content. Some generalizations--A red coloration usually indicates the prescence of iron, small grayish crystals are usually quartz, greenish or bluish colorations indicate a copper content, while white may indicate a feldspar mineral or quartz.
Are rare minerals based on their color?
No, the color is changed in rocks/minerals depending on what fragments are in them. This can only be seen through magnification. The same rock/mineral can appear different colors.
How do rocks compared in color?
A rock's color is dependent on the minerals present and quantity of those minerals.
Which rock contains high nuclear minerals?
basalt
What group of minerals contains rock salt?
halide
What contains water minerals and waste?
sedimentary rock
What causes the different colors in sedimentary rock?
Minerals cause the layers - each mineral has a certain color (and hardness).
Do rocks have to have minerals?
"Minerals" are the compounds that make up rocks. A rock may have several types of minerals in it. Unless a rock is composed 100% of a single element, it contains minerals.
