Geology

Probably not as apatite has a Mohs hardness of 5.0 and window glass lies between 5.0-6.0 on the Mohs scale. A higher Mohs number cannot be scratched by a lower number. ...

A rock is formed from minerals; a mineral may be considered as a chemical compoud with a chemical formula. The rock is a mixture. ...

Weathering is the breaking down of rock into smaller and smaller particles. Weathering processes include frost wedging, acid rain dissolution, root growth, wind particle abrasion, heat expansion cracking, hydraulic fracture, and rock tumbling in rivers and streams. Erosion is the movement of weathered material from one place to another place through the agents of erosion: wind, water, ice, and gravity. In tandem, weathering and erosion act to lower the high points, and raise the low points on the surface of the planet. ...

Volcanic mountains are formed either through the introduction and accumulation of magma over a crustal "hot spot" or through volcanic activity associated with the collision and subduction of a crustal plate, where the melting of the subducted crust creates magma, gases and pressures that are released in eruptions. Continental crustal plate collisions, where neither plate subducts, create mountain ranges such as The Himalayan Mountain Range, where crustal material is thrust upward faster than erosion can wear it down. Plates can stretch until they crack and...

This an area of common misconception. Most sedimentary rock, and the fossils contained therein cannot be dated directly with radiometric techniques, but can be dated indirectly. Here's the facts: Because most sedimentary rock is composed of particles of pre-existing rock of various types, each particle can be a different age. Carbon-14 or carbon dating techniques can only be used to date organic material which is of a maximum age of 70,000 years; this leaves out the vast majority of fossils found in rock, and...

A mineral can form when molten material solidifies, or when a saturated solution evaporates. ...

The tectonic plates move at about the same speed your finger nails grow. The gap the plates create when they move apart is constantly being closed up by magma moving up from the mantle. ...

The more craters a surface in space has (e.g. moon's surface), the older it is likely to be. A surface which has been around longer will have been exposed to more impacts from objects such as meteorites. In addition, if you are able to get figures for the rate of crater production, it is possible to use the number of craters to give an quantitative estimate of the age of the surface. ...

you can find them in montana

Six methods to tell minerals apart? 1) Acid test = will it bubble? is there a light, strong, or no reaction to the acid 2) color= white, black, green, pink, or gold 3) streak= black. Brown. White. Red. This tests the powder color of the mineral 4) luster= dull, pearly, shiny 5) weight = gravity test 6) hardness= this is a scratch test mineral against a penny and a file. ...

Why would you want to??? Probably nottt!!!

mineral is found below the earth while forest is above the earth

The USA by far.

it's an ore of aluminum. Bauxite is a rock composed of aluminum oxide minerals. It is found at or near the Earth's surface. ...

The Hauser Geode Beds, SW of Blythe, offer good geode collecting in several different areas. For further details, it's best to join a local gem and mineral club, consult your state geology department, or a local university or museum's earth science department. ...

Alexandrite is the highly regarded color changing variety of Chrysoberyl. The color of Alexandrite changes under different lighting conditions. If viewed in daylight, its color is greenish blue to dark yellow-green. If viewed in incandescent or candle light, its color is pink to red. Its chemical formula is BeAl2O4, it has a hardness of 8.5 on the Mohs scale and a refractive index of 1.744 - 1.755. Source: http://www.minerals.net/gemstone/alexandrite_gemstone.aspx ...

Release of pressure of which the plates start to move an push an slide next to each other ...

As of today (27th July 2012) its 1275 $/ounce (31.1 grams).

mineralogy is the study of minerals and a minerologist specifically studies minerals there chemistry, molecular bonds, miller indices, and assorted specific features of minerals. ...

No, far from it. Limestone is actually quite soft, rating only a 3 or 4 on the Mohs scale. Care should be taken when making generalisations about rock properties. Hardness is a function of a material's elastic modulus (how much it deforms under a given load). Limestone (like all rocks) is a natural Earth material. As such it can display a very large variability in properties. For example limestones can have Young's modulus values ranging from 9 to 70 MPa.[A] This is clearly very...

The Atlantic Ocean started to form about 200 million years ago, shortly after the beginning of extensive volcanic activity, associated with tensions in the continental crust between nowaday's Afrika and North America. The oldest oceanic crust in the Atlantic Ocean is therefore found off the continental slopes of the USA and Northwest Africa. The continental shelfs, of course, comprise rocks below their sedimentary cover that often are much older than the oldest oceanic crust. ...

Limestone Uses: Used as aggregate or base for roads and foundations. Used in the purification of molten glass. Used to remove impurities from molten iron. Used as filler and abrasive in toothpastes. Used in the production of Portland cement. Used as an aggregate in concrete. Used as a soil conditioner for neutralizing acidic soils. Used as a source of calcium in supplements and food additives. Used to make paper white. Used in the purification of sugar. Used in the manufacture of brake pads. Used in the manufacture of...

sand is carried farther than gravel because it weighs less and doesn't get stuck together. ...

Alluvial sediment:is clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down. Alluvial deposition refers to this process.by which alluvium is thus deposited. ...

Mantle-derived xenoliths. The magma is mantle and/or subducted-crust-derived. Xenoliths come from the country rock through which the magma rises, so really it's the magma (solidifying as igneous rock) that's the window. For greater depths, seismic analysis is the window. ...