Period 1 Science - Minerals by Katherine Lee https://padlet.com/lee_katherine1/obef5pvha6oq Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2018-10-04 17:15:25 UTC 2025-12-09 15:04:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/lee_katherine1/obef5pvha6oq/wish/343849662 MINERALS
By Laney Takeda
There are over 4,000 types of minerals, however there are only 30 that are often found on Earth’s crust. Minerals occur naturally and are formed by geological processes. Most of them are solid and have a crystal structure along with specific physical properties and chemical composition. Some examples of minerals are calcite gypsum, feldspar, pyrite, gold, quartz, and diamonds. 

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/rocksandminerals.html
https://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/minerals.php
http://www.softschools.com/facts/geology/minerals_facts/384/




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 Minerals. “Noun. a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence. From late Middle English: from medieval Latin minerale, neuter (used as a noun) of mineralis, from minera ‘ore’.” With seven major groups, Silicates, oxides, sulfates, sulfides, carbonates, native elements, and halides, there are many, many kind of minerals. Minerals are the building blocks of our society, and we use items made with them every day, like nail files and drills, infused with diamonds, jewelry made from gems of many kinds, and used as building material, like iron (as steel) in the framework of large building, clay in bricks and roofing tiles, slate for roofing tiles, limestone, clay, shale and gypsum in cement, gypsum in plaster, silica sand in window glass, sand and gravel and crushed rock as aggregates for fill and in concrete, copper for plumbing and wiring, clays for bathroom fixtures and fittings and tiles, paint may include pigments, extenders and fillers from mineral sources.



References
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"Minerals." (2019). Minerals. Retrieved from https://www.encyclopedia.com/earth-and-environment/geology-and-oceanography/geol ogy-and-oceanography/minerals
What Are Minerals? (n.d.). Retrieved from https://geology.com/minerals/ 

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