Aside from a similar appearance, rock candy wouldn't really share the characteristics of natural minerals. Sugar isn't a mineral.
On a basic level it shows you how crystals are formed. In molten metal, as it cools certain metals and rocks crystalize as they cool. Sugar dissolved in hot water will crystalize as the water cools and the sugar molecules cling together and form a new shape.
Inner planets are rock with minerals similar to those on Earth
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No. Rock candy is crystallized sugar.
Because you have to find material to stick to rocks to the stick. And it invovles minerals
They are all made of minerals. They are solid. They are part of the rock cycle.
They are all made of minerals. They are solid. They are part of the rock cycle.
In the rock candy factory...
The mineral composition of the oceanic crust is similar to the composition of basalt rock. Basalt is a type of volcanic rock that contains minerals such as feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine, which are also commonly found in the oceanic crust.
Breccia is a rock composed of angular fragments of minerals or rocks in a matrix (cementing material), that may be similar or different in composition to the fragments. It can be any rock or mineral, there is nothing specific.
You can find rock candy at candy stores or mabey at walmart and safeway!! :)
Candy Rock was created on 2003-05-22.
Both are solid and naturally occurring materials with chemical compositions. They also make up the earth around us