GEOL 1001 Chapter : WTK Chapter4
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4. 1 what is the difference between a rock and a mineral: explain the relationship between rocks, minerals, and chemical elements, explain each characteristic that a material must have to be a mineral, listing an example. Rock: made up of 2 or more minerals. Minerals: are made up of atoms that is a mineral and an example that is not. Solid: water is not a mineral because its liquid and not solid but ice is. Natural: natural occurring, not man made, not synthetic gems. Ordered internal structure: atoms line up in an order manner. Inorganic: cant be something that use to be alive: explain the difference between a mineral in a vitamin pill and a geologic mineral. 4. 2 how are minerals put together in rocks: explain the difference between a clastic rock and a crystalline rock and the differences between the general environments in which clastic and crystalline rocks form. Clastic rock: composed of pieces of rocks.
