Earth Science - Minerals

Earth Science - Minerals

Spahn's Science Lectures via YouTube Direct link

Intro

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Intro

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Earth Science - Minerals

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  1. 1 Intro
  2. 2 DEFINING A MINERAL
  3. 3 WHAT IS A ROCK?
  4. 4 PROPERTIES OF MINERALS
  5. 5 OPTICAL PROPERTIES: LUSTER
  6. 6 OPTICAL PROPERTIES: COLOR
  7. 7 OPTICAL PROPERTIES: STREAK
  8. 8 OPTICAL PROPERTIES: TRANSPARENCY
  9. 9 CRYSTAL SHAPE
  10. 10 STRENGTH PROPERTIES: HARDNESS
  11. 11 STRENGTH PROPERTIES: CLEAVAGE (CONT'D)
  12. 12 STRENGTH PROPERTIES: FRACTURE
  13. 13 STRENGTH PROPERTIES: TENACITY
  14. 14 OTHER PROPERTIES
  15. 15 MINERAL GROUPS
  16. 16 SILICATE MINERALS
  17. 17 SILICATES GROUPS
  18. 18 THE FORMATION OF SILICATES
  19. 19 LIGHT SILICATES: FELDSPAR
  20. 20 LIGHT SILICATES: QUARTZ
  21. 21 LIGHT SILICATES: MUSCOVITE
  22. 22 LIGHT SILICATES: CLAY MINERALS
  23. 23 DARK SILICATES: OLIVINE
  24. 24 DARK SILICATES: PYROXENES
  25. 25 DARK SILICATES: AMPHIBOLES
  26. 26 DARK SILICATES: BIOTITE
  27. 27 DARK SILICATES: GARNET
  28. 28 NONSILICATE GROUPS
  29. 29 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A MINERAL AS DEFINED BY A GEOLOGIST?
  30. 30 WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES A MINERALS RESPONSE TO MECHANICAL IMPACT?
  31. 31 2 WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES A MINERAL'S RESPONSE TO MECHANICAL IMPACT?
  32. 32 WHAT IS THE MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENT FOUND NEAR THE SURFACE OF EARTH?
  33. 33 THE SILICON-OXYGEN TETRAHEDRON, THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL BASIS FOR FORMING MINERALS, CONTAINS
  34. 34 A MINERAL FORMED ENTIRELY FROM SILICON AND OXYGEN IS

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