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What type of environment would you find the mineral Halite (rock salt) forming?
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What is the physical environment in which mineral deposits are found?
Mineral deposits are found in all kinds of environments, it would depend on the mineral which specific area or environment it would be found
What mineral would you spread on an icy sidewalk?
Rock-salt - it provides a coarse surface to aid grip - while melting the surface ice
How are salt pans formed?
Mineral deposits hundreds of meters thick resulted as salt would form at the bottom of a pan of evaporated sea water.
What is one reason table salt would be classified as a mineral?
The mineral halite (table salt) meets all the requirements for being defined as a mineral in that it is naturally occurring, a solid, has a chemical formula, has a crystalline structure, and is inorganic.
Is halite a cleavage or fracture?
Halite is a cleavage because it splits evenly, but fracture would mean it breaks irregularly.
What mineral is found in emeralds?
Emerald is a mineral
Is Halite a native mineral?
No. The definition of a native mineral is described as, among other criterion, a natural occurring mineral consisting of a single element. Halite would not fit this definition as it is a mineral containing sodium and chloride.
What mineral group do most rock forming minerals belong to?
They would belong to the silicate group of minerals--quartz, feldspars, micas, olivine, hornblende, etc.
What are the five common rock forming mineral?
The most common rock forming mineral groups would be: silicates, carbonates, sulfates, sulfides, halides, and oxides.
What is the physical environment in which mineral deposits are found?
Mineral deposits are found in all kinds of environments, it would depend on the mineral which specific area or environment it would be found
What are the Most common rock forming mineral groups?
The most common rock forming mineral groups would be: silicates, carbonates, sulfates, sulfides, halides, and oxides.
What is a mineral characteristic is NOT determined by the way the atoms within a mineral are arranged?
I would say taste is the only mineral characteristic that can not be related back to the way the atoms are arranged within a mineral. NOTE: I would not recommend tasting a mineral unless you are 90% sure it is halite(aka table salt), as some mineral contain toxic elements.
What mineral would you spread on an icy sidewalk?
Rock-salt - it provides a coarse surface to aid grip - while melting the surface ice
What are the two most common rock forming mineral groups?
Elements
How are salt pans formed?
Mineral deposits hundreds of meters thick resulted as salt would form at the bottom of a pan of evaporated sea water.
What is one reason table salt would be classified as a mineral?
The mineral halite (table salt) meets all the requirements for being defined as a mineral in that it is naturally occurring, a solid, has a chemical formula, has a crystalline structure, and is inorganic.
What are five most common rock forming minerals?
The most common rock forming mineral groups would be: silicates, carbonates, sulfates, sulfides, halides, and oxides.
