Exam 3: Minerals-The Building Blocks of Rocks

What are some of the ways in which quartz is used?

Mineral groups are recognized or distinguished by what property or characteristic?

Why is quartz used in the watch industry?

Minerals originate from crystallization from

Name the two types of bonding which are less important, but are found in some minerals:

Distinguish between a crystalline solid and a crystal.

What is the significance to human beings of the fact that so few chemical elements are relatively abundant in Earth's crust?

Quartz cannot be manufactured synthetically.

The specific gravity of mineral depends on

Can a rock be composed of a single mineral? Explain.

Nonferromagnesian minerals are common in which rock type(s)?

Relative to ferromagnesium silicates, which of the following is true of non-ferromagnesium silicates?

Why isn't earth matter randomly distributed? What "rules"govern combinations of matter such that they can be defined and classified into the different mineral groups?

The two most common nonsilicate rock-forming minerals are___________ and___________.

Gems are found in nature and rarely need to be modified to make them ready for jewelry.

Nonferromagnesian minerals tend to have a light color.

What is the societal impact or significance of mineralogy and mineral classification?

Atoms consist of a compact central part called ___________the , which is composed of particles called ___________and___________ . This central part is encircled by negatively charged particles called___________ .

What are the five countries which lead in the production of gold, listed in decreasing order of importance?

Describe the ways in which silicate structure and mineral composition controls the different physical properties of minerals.