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Which two minerals not shown on the Graph of Changes in Mineral Composition Within the Palisades Sill are also likely to be found in some other samples of diabase?
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What is the most common mineral in the composition of minerals?
Oxygen.
What changes the mineral composition of rock?
Water and air
How are slate and shale alike?
Dark Colour, Clay mineral composition (Kaolanite), Laminations of minerals
Which best describes the difference between a rock and a mineral?
Minerals have an unique chemical composition, and Rocks are made up of two or more minerals.
How does (prograde) occur?
In general, the changes in mineral assemblage and mineral composition that occur during burial and heating are referred to as prograde metamorphism.
What is a rock mineral?
It is a mineral or a number of minerals which are part of the composition of rock.
What is the mineral composition of evaporite?
Several minerals are evaporites, and therefore, there is not just one mineral composition but a different one for each mineral.
What is the most common mineral in the composition of minerals?
Oxygen.
Why is a boulder not a mineral?
A mineral is a naturally occuring chemical compound. A mineral is different from a rock/boulder which can be an aggregate of minerals, or non minerals and does not have a specific chemical composition as a mineral does
How do you contrast the composition of minerals in each mineral group?
i dont no
How minerals get their colors?
The color is derived from the chemical composition of the mineral, or from staining or inclusions of other minerals.
Do minerals have chemical compositions?
Yes. Every mineral has a chemical composition.
What changes the mineral composition of rock?
Water and air
Why is sandstone not a mineral?
Sandstone is not a mineral because it does not have a definite composition, and often contains several different minerals.
What characteristiscs do minerals have to have to be a mineral?
Minerals have to have these five characteristics. The five characteristics are solid, crystal structure, chemical composition, made by nature, and inorganic.Those are five characteristics a mineral are required to have to be a mineral.
Are teeth not a mineral because they are made up of organic material?
Teeth are not a mineral, but they contain several types of minerals in their composition.
What does it mean to say that a mineral has a definite chemical composition?
In mineralogy, definite chemical composition refers to a characteristic that a substance must possess to meet the definition of a mineral. It is the narrow parameter of chemical compositions that a substance must have to be described as a particular mineral separate from other minerals.
