Minerals
Mineral Identification. Objective 3 Define chemical and physical properties of minerals to include luster, hardness, cleavage, fracture, streak, color,
GeoFacts Stalactites and other cave formations made from calcium carbonate take thousands of years to form. One estimate is that a stalactite will grow.
Geology Mineral (definition) 1. naturally occurring, 2. inorganic solid 3. with a specific chemical composition 4. a definite crystalline structure Minerals.
Earth’s Buried Treasures An Introduction to Mineral Identification Earth Science.