GEOL 110 - Lecture 2

Minerals: Building Blocks of the Planet

Properties of Minerals

Composition

Atomic Structure<

Elements

What is a mineral?

Physical Properties

Most Important Minerals

Fundamenntal Building Blocks

Objectives

What are the properties of minerals?

Luster and Crystal faces<

Density, Specific Gravity

Hardness

Hardness Scale

Fracture

Cleavage

Cleavage - Breaks

Color and Shape

Streak

2.1 What are the properties of minerals?

2.1 What are the properties of minerals?

2.2 What are minerals composed of?

2.2 What are minerals composed of?

2.2 What are minerals composed of?

2.2 What are minerals composed of?

2.3 How do we know the atomic structure of minerals?

2.3 How do we know the atomic structure of minerals?

2.3 How do we know the atomic structure of minerals?

2.3 How do we know the atomic structure of minerals?

2.3 How do we know the atomic structure of minerals?

2.4 How do elements combine to form minerals?

2.4 How do elements combine to form minerals?

2.4 How do elements combine to form minerals?

2.4 How do elements combine to form minerals?

2.4 How do elements combine to form minerals?

2.4 How do elements combine to form minerals?

2.4 Metallic Bonding

2.4 van der Waals Forces

2.4 Water

2.4 How do elements combine to form minerals?

2.4 How do elements combine to form minerals?

2.4 How do elements combine to form minerals?

2.4 How do elements combine to form minerals?

2.4 How do elements combine to form minerals?

2.4 How do elements combine to form minerals?

2.4 How do elements combine to form minerals?

2.4 How do elements combine to form minerals?

2.5 What is a mineral?

2.5 What is a mineral?

2.5 What is a mineral?

2.5 What is a mineral?

2.5 What is a mineral?

2.5 What is a mineral?

2.5 What is a mineral?

2.6 What determines the physical properties of minerals?

2.6 What determines the physical properties of minerals?

2.6 What determines the physical properties of minerals?

2.6 What determines the physical properties of minerals?

2.6 What determines the physical properties of minerals?

2.6 What determines the physical properties of minerals?

2.7 What are the most important minerals?

2.7 What are the most important minerals?

2.7 What are the most important minerals?

2.7 What are the most important minerals?

2.7 What are the most important minerals?

2.7 What are the most important minerals?

2.7 Silicate

2.7 Nonsilicates

2.7 Nonsilicates

2.7 Nonsilicates