what is a mineral? chapter 3 – minerals of the earth a mineral is solid nonliving (inorganic)...

Chapter 3 – Minerals of the Earth

•A mineral is •SOLID•NONLIVING (inorganic) material•found in the Earth•naturally occurring•Definite chemical makeup•Definite crystalline structure

http://youtu.be/rTXSwnkieZc6 min What is a Mineral? Geology Kitchen 1

http://youtu.be/rTXSwnkieZc

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What is a MINERAL?What is a MINERAL?•Elements

•Smallest building blocks of matter•Natural substance•Cannot be broken down into simpler substances

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MineralsMost of the minerals of the Earth’s crust are made up of only 8 elements.

Most common elements - •Oxygen•Silicon•Aluminum

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Minerals•Cannot be formed from a living thing - inorganic•Found in nature•Solid

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Feldspar

•Most common mineral in Earth’s crust•Silicon, aluminum, & oxygen

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Quartz•2nd most common mineral in Earth’s crust•Silicon & oxygen

Crystals•Elements are arranged in a regular pattern

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Groups of MineralsBased on chemical composition

Silicate Minerals Nonsilicate Minerals

Dioptase is hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO2(OH)2. It usually occurs in bright green crystals in the oxidized zones of copper deposits.

Silicate Minerals•Made of silicon, oxygen, potassium & aluminum•Makes up more than 90% of the Earth’s crust

•Quartz – basic building blocks of many rocks

http://youtu.be/yP6kpQmRShg3 ½ min Silicates Minerals Photos & music Silicates! Color description and Hardness

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•Feldspar – main component of most rocks

Silicate Minerals

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Silicate Minerals•Mica – separate easily into thin sheets

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Nonsilicate Minerals

http://youtu.be/TwgGPtqZnQc5 min Non silicates MineralsPhotos & music only

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Nonsilicate Minerals•Carbonates – Calcite – used in cement/concrete

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Nonsilicate Minerals•Halides – salts – sodium chloride, fluorite

Halite – table salt Fluorite

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Nonsilicate Minerals•Oxides – Corundum - ruby & sapphire (gemstones)

Corundum with calcite

Ruby is the red variety of the corundum mineral, one of the hardest minerals on Earth which also includes Sapphire. Pure corundum is colorless.

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Nonsilicate Minerals•Sulfates – gypsum – used in toothpaste, sheetrock & paint

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Nonsilicate Minerals•Sulfides – galena (lead ore) – used in batteries & medicines

Blue Fluorite with a mirror-like Galena cube sitting atop Quartz matrix

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Georgia’s State MineralStaurolite was designated the official state mineral of Georgia in 1976. Commonly called “fairy crosses” or “fairy stones,” staurolite crystals are common in northern Georgia and are collected as good luck charms.

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Identifying MineralsCOLOR

Easy to observe but not reliable

Green GarnetCavansite

Rhodonite

Tremolite

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http://youtu.be/cjA2-MrWAVU4 ½ min Identifying Minerals – Geology Kitchen 2

http://youtu.be/cjA2-MrWAVU

Identifying MineralsSTREAK

Color of mineral in its powdered formBy rubbing a mineral across a porcelain tile

– it leaves a stripe of color

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Hematite looks black but leaves red-brown streak.

Pyrite looks yellow-gold but leaves a gray streak.

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Identifying MineralsLUSTER

is the way a mineral reflects lightCan be dull, shiny, greasy, pearly, metallic, or

glassy

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Garnet is glassy.

Pyrite is metallic.

Talc is greasy.

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Identifying MineralsCRYSTALS

Minerals have different shape or crystal structure

The way crystals are arranged – breaks differently

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CLEAVAGE – breaks smoothly along a flat surface

FRACTURE – breaks along uneven surfaces - irregular

Obsidian Olivine

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Identifying MineralsHARDNESS

Each mineral has a distinct hardnessMOHS Scale is based on ten common minerals.A harder mineral will scratch a softer mineral.

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Talc – softest

Diamond - hardest

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Special PropertiesCalcite reacts to simple acid by bubbling.

Magnetite contains iron and is magnetic.

Fluorite glows under ultraviolet light (black light).

Halite has a salty taste.

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Uses of Minerals•ORE is a natural mineral deposit large enough and pure enough to be mined for a profit.

Iron ore is mixed with carbon to make steel.

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Aluminum (mineral) comes from the ore bauxite.

Uses of Minerals

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Graphite – pencil “lead”Uses of Minerals

Quartz – used to make glass.

The basic ingredient of glass is silica, which is derived from quartz sand. The silica is heated until it melts, shaped and then rapidly cooled.

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Uses of MineralsGemstones•nonmetallic minerals•highly valuable for their beauty and rarity•COLOR is the most important characteristic for a gemstone.

http://youtu.be/37rI_BWmOI43 min Top 10 Rarest Gemstones

http://youtu.be/37rI_BWmOI4

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Epsomite - mineral

Ellison’s Cave – Walker County, GA

http://youtu.be/sMJcC7RISg82 ½ min Ellison’s Cave Rescue

https://youtu.be/LQcWrknL6jU2 min photos of Ellison’s cave

http://youtu.be/sMJcC7RISg8

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PowerPoint Presentation2013

M. Brumbaugh - TCMS

Chapter 3 – Minerals of the Earth

http://youtu.be/M4zf0P7zC-k1 ½ min How to grow your own Chemical Garden

http://youtu.be/woOsrIburBo4 min Birthstones and their meanings

http://youtu.be/l4UYX7UMglE4 min What is your Birthstone?

http://youtu.be/XyPR-CiabFM4 min Diamonds – From Mine to Market

http://youtu.be/1_fmgivwQKw3 min Rocks and Minerals

http://youtu.be/ffs4ABGcZ405 min Digging for Amethyst in Australia

http://youtu.be/0wcJ4HPWau09 min The Crystal Collector: "Giant quartz crystals

http://youtu.be/KSACqI1VHH43 min How to Find Gemstones