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What do you call a group of closely associated rocks or minerals from a specific area?
It is called a suite of rocks.
How are minerals arranged in igneous rocks?
Most igneous rocks have a relatively homogenous mix of minerals which are interlocked.
What nutrients does rocks have?
rocks and minerals
What is one difference in how rocks and minerals are classified?
A rock is made of 2 or more minerals, minerals make up rocks but rocks cannot make up minerals.
Why can minerals be found in rocks but rocks cannot be found in minerals?
Because rocks are made up of minerals but minerals aren't made up of rocks. Rocks are made up of little bits of many minerals. An example is granite. You know how it has speckles in it? Those are a bunch of mineral grains mixed up to form the rock granite.
What is oxygen called when it is combined with rocks and minerals?
It is called oxidation when rocks and minerals are combined with oxygen. It is chemical weathering.
How does oxygen in the atmosphere differ from oxygen in rocks and minerals?
Atmospheric oxygen tends to be elemental oxygen (O2). Oxygen in rocks and minerals is chemically combined with other elements to form compounds called oxides.
How does oxygen in the atmosphere differ from oxygen in rock and minerals?
Atmospheric oxygen tends to be elemental oxygen (O2). Oxygen in rocks and minerals is chemically combined with other elements to form compounds called oxides.
What are rocks that contain minerals called?
Rocks. Rocks are made of minerals.
Metamorphic rocks in which minerals are NOT aligned within the rock are called?
Metamorphic rocks in which the minerals show no alignment are called non-foliated metamorphic rocks.
What group of rocks forming minerals that contain silicon and oxygen?
silicates
Are rocks and minerals part of science?
Yes. Scientific study of rocks is called petrology, and the scientific study of minerals is called mineralogy.
What is the study of rocks and minerals?
The study of minerals is called mineralogy. The study of rocks is called petrology.
Inorganic compounds which are found in the earth are called?
Rocks and minerals
What do you call rocks and minerals that contain elements extracted through mining?
Rocks and Minerals that contain elements extracted through mining are called Ores. The rocks that contain the minerals are called ores, The minerals that they contain are called ore minerals, and are extracted to be processed in order to recover whatever element it is that is being mined.
What takes place when minerals in rocks combine with air and chemical weathering?
The oxygen in the air combines with the minerals and the rocks change because the minerals are oxidizing. Oxidation can cause new chemical compounds such as iron oxide to form in the rocks.
What kind of weathering do acids and oxygen cause?
It reacts with The minerals in The rocks, such as in feldspar.
