Minerals and Rocks

1. Minerals

1.1. examples

1.2. emerald

1.3. fluorite

1.4. ruby

1.5. gold

1.6. diamond

2. properties

2.1. transparency

2.1.1. light passing through

2.1.2. opaque-can't see through

2.1.3. translucent

2.2. luster

2.2.1. brilliant

2.2.2. glassy

2.2.3. dull

2.3. color

2.3.1. varies

2.4. hardness

2.4.1. Mohs hardness scale

2.4.1.1. copper

2.4.1.1.1. glass

2.4.1.1.2. scratch test

2.4.1.1.3. (5.5)

2.4.1.2. (3)

2.5. size

2.5.1. it can be any size

2.6. crystalline shape

2.6.1. octahedron

2.7. Acid reaction

3. found in rocks

3.1. crystals

4. rock types

4.1. igneous

4.1.1. formed by

4.1.1.1. cooling magma

4.2. metamorphic

4.2.1. formed by

4.2.1.1. heat and pressure

4.3. sedimentary

4.3.1. formed by