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Formed in nature, is a solid, non-living, has a crystalline structure.
What four characteristics do all minerals have?
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A naturally solid mixture of one or more minerals of organic matter.
What is a rock?
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Color test, luster test, cleavage/fracture test, density test, streak test, hardness test, special properties.
When scientists are trying to identify a mineral, they perform a series of tests. List the 7 tests that can be performed to identify a mineral?
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The series of process I'm which a rock forms,changes from one type to another,is destroyed,and forms again by geological process
What is the rock cycle?
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Diamond, Apatite, etc.
Name 2 minerals that can scratch Calcite?
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First, an igneous rock must go through weathering and erosion. This will cause the igneous rock to become sediments. The sediments will go through compaction and cementation to become a sedimentary rock.
Explain how to create a sedimentary rock?
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Clastic
What are the key features of a sedimentary rock?
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