GEOL107 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cinder Cone, Silicate Minerals, Shield Volcano

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Geology
• Course: GEOL107
• Professor: Dr.Madsen

Document Summary

Geol 107 - general geology - study guide part. This guide contains in an outline/question format the important points that we have covered in the lecture portion of the course, you will be expected to have an understanding of this material for an exam. Minerals - chapter 5 in earth portrait of a planet. What is a mineral?naturally occurring, solids, formed by geologic processes, inorganic, with fixed (or variable within limits) chemical composition and definite crystalline structure. Oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassitum, and magnesium. Asymmetries develop in distribution of electrons about nucleus of atoms. Covalent bonds carbon atoms bond together to form the hardest known mineral (diamond) Halite is an example of a halide mineral. Hematite is an example of an oxide mineral. Pyrite is an example of a sulfide mineral. Calcite is an example of a carbonate mineral. Sulfur is an example of a native element. Gypsum is an example of a sulfate mineral.