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Virtually all minerals can be melted, when raised to high enough temperatures. But most minerals cannot be melted without some help besides open Sun. The temperature of melting depends on the atomic construction and composition of the mineral.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoI don't understand your question, but melting is when something is heated to it's melting point (melting point is the same as freezing point).
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∙ 13y agoActually, yes. Rocks can melt, and rocks are made out of minerals, so minerals can melt.
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What rock is created when minerals melt?
No rock is created when minerals melt. Igneous rock is formed when molten rock solidifies.
The process by which different minerals melt at different temperatures is called?
Partial melt. Some crystals will melt at lower temperatures then others, so during a given temperature range, only a part of the crystals in a rock will be molten.
What does heat do to a rock?
At high temperatures, the minerals in a rock can change to other minerals. And, of course, rock can melt.
What happens when minerals in igneous metamorphic and sedimentary rock melt?
The rocks will melt when they reach the proper temperature, usually thousands of degrees.
Why is the mantle a solid but magma a liquid?
=== === The presence of water in hydrous minerals which are being subducted can speed melting of some minerals. Others crystals that would be solid at a deeper depth can melt in a high-temperature, subducting environment. The resulting partial melt can carry unmelted material upward, where lower pressure allows more melt to occur. This process can occur all the way up to volcanic eruption, or the rising magma can partially or entirely stop and cool in place.
What rock is created when minerals melt?
No rock is created when minerals melt. Igneous rock is formed when molten rock solidifies.
Do minerals partly melt during metamorphism?
no
Do minerals melt and crystallize at different temperatures?
Yes they do.
When minerals dissolve in a liquid does it evaporate or melt?
Dissolve.
Are all minerals solid?
Yes, a mineral can not droop or melt .
Do burns melt or burn?
Burn
What minerals will melt first as igneous rock is heated?
quartz
What minerals will melt first as an igneous rock is heated?
quartz
How minerals are refined?
One Way To Do This Is To Melt The Minerals In Huge Smelting Ovens. Another Method Is To Use Chemicals To Break Apart The Minerals.
What is Russia main minerals?
they use dildos and bees and they melt them together to make the minerals of a chocolate bar and also to run the econonmy
What is an extensive igneous rock that is actually glass?
What is on condition needed to melt minerals into magma
If the temperature of rock rises above the melting point of the minerals the rock is composed of?
The rock will melt.
