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Lesson 1:
Composition and Structure of Minerals ..........................................................
What I Need to Know..................................................................................................
What’s New: Anticipation Guide (Minerals: Pre-reading
What Is It ........................................................................................................................
What’s More: Anticipation Guide (Minerals: Post-reading
What Is It: Terms to Remember...............................................................................
What’s More: Bubble Chart .......................................................................................
What I Have Learned: Self- test...............................................................................
What I Can Do: Online Browsing and familiarize different kinds of minerals
Summary....................................................................................................................
Key to Answers
Lesson 2:
Properties of Minerals ........................................................................................................
What’s In ........................................................................................................................
What I Need to Know..................................................................................................
What’s New: Examine the pictures
What Is It: Two questions given to assess the understanding of the concepts.
What’s More: Venn Diagram ..................................................................................
What I Have Learned: Self -test ..........................................................................
What I Can Do: Make a collage of the different kinds of minerals showing its
properties
Summary .....................................................................................................................
Key to Answers
Lesson 3:
Classification of Rocks
Rock Cycle
What’s In ........................................................................................................................
What I Need to Know..................................................................................................
What’s New: Anticipation Guide (Pre-reading)
What Is It: Diagram of the Rock Cycle
What’s More: Anticipation Guide (Post-reading)
What I Have Learned: Identify the process of rock cycle
Classification of Rocks
What’s In ........................................................................................................................
What I Need to Know..................................................................................................
What Is It: Word: Classify the Rocks ..................................................................
What’s More: Word Analysis .................................................................................
What I Have Learned: Self-test ............................................................................
What I Can Do: Visit an area of your place .....................................................
Summary ................................................................................................................................................
Assessment: (Post-Test)
Key to Answers ....................................................................................................................................
References ............................................................................................................................................
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Module 2
Minerals and Rocks
What This Module is About
This module deals with the relationship between minerals and rocks. It is
important that we gain knowledge of the materials that make up the Earth’s crust.
Rocks and minerals are significant in the formation of earth as an inner planet. The
minerals that we will emphasize on this module are those which are rock-forming
and those which are highly important in our economy. It is necessary for use to have
a good understanding of the physical and chemical properties of minerals because
this will help us in identifying rock-forming minerals. By learning these earth
materials, we will have a good grasp of the various earth processes.
This module will help you understand the key concepts that will answer the
questions pertaining to minerals as the building block of rocks and the solid materials
that are the core of the earth processes.
Learning Objectives
12. Which of the following characteristics refer to the tendency of minerals to break
forming smooth flat surfaces?
A. cleavage C. streak
B. conchoidal D. fracture
13. Which of the following is the most common mineral on the Earth’s surface?
A. feldspar C. olivine
B. mica D. Quartz
15. Which of the following is the most abundant mineral group on the Earth's crust?
A. carbonates C. silicates
B. oxides D. sulfides
16. Which of the following refers to ability of minerals to reflect light on its surface?
A. Streak C. fluorescence
B. luster D. color
17. Which of the following is said to be the most unreliable (variable) diagnostic pro-
perty of minerals?
A. luster C. crystal form
B. hardness D. color
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18. On Mohs hardness scale, which is the softest mineral?
A. apatite C. quartz
B. calcite D. talc
19. Which one of the following is NOT one of the eight most common elements in
Earth's crust?
A. aluminum C. carbon
B. calcium D. potassium
24. Sedimentary rocks account for about how much in the total percentage of rocks
found in all continents?
A. 20 C. 50
B. 35 D. 75
What’s In
Question?
Are the minerals present in dietary supplements and the minerals we are talking
about here the same?
What’s New
If you are done in answering the pre-reading column, set aside your
ANSWER
Figure 2a: structure of sodium Figure 2b: The cubic shape of salt
chloride crystal crystals results from the regular
the crystal
What’s More
Now, you are done reading the text. To check your understanding from
the discussion above, it’s time for you to answer the post reading part of the
anticipation guide. Try to compare your answers with your pre-reading
answers. Check the correctness of your answer but please be honest.
Lesson
Properties of Minerals
2
What’s In
Learning Concept
Now that you have gained knowledge about minerals, it is time for you to
know about the properties of minerals. Take note of the following points:
What’s New
Minerals differ from each other in chemical composition and architecture, and
these factors produce distinctive physical properties that enable minerals to be
identified
Minerals are solids formed primarily by inorganic processes. Each mineral has
an orderly arrangement of atoms (crystalline structure) and a particular chemical
composition, which provides it a singular set of physical properties. Minerals can be
identified by their color, luster, streak, cleavage, hardness, and even by their
chemical composition. Using these properties is one way a Geologist defines and
identifies what kind of mineral a specimen is.
1. Crystal form – The external expression of a mineral that reflects the orderly
internal arrangement of atoms. A crystal may be a solid, homogeneous, displaying
an orderly array of atoms and should be in any size. The shape of a mineral’s
crystal is determined by the arrangement of atoms within it. Some crystals have
smooth, planar and regular geometric shapes. These are what most people think of
as crystals. These crystals rarely occur in nature, however, to develop those
beautifully-shaped crystals, the mineral must have unlimited space for growing.
When minerals start to form solid structure, microscopic crystals form and
grow. This results from the cooling of molten material or through precipitation from a
solution. These tiny crystals will continue to grow until they run out of space. Their
shape will simply reflect the form of the void which they grew. A nicely shaped crystal
such as a geode will be formed if the growing crystal runs out of material before it
runs out of space. Examples of which will include pyrite and quartz.
Minerals with a metallic luster look like metals such as steel or Copper. They
possess characteristics of being shiny and opaque, even when watching through a
skinny edge. Many metallic minerals become dull or earthy when they are exposed
to the elements for a long time (like Silver, they tarnish). To determine whether or not
a mineral exhibits a metallic luster, you may want to check out a recently broken part
of the mineral and exposed it to light. Minerals with an earthy luster exhibits earth or
dirt like features. Like metallic minerals, these are completely opaque, but dull. One
example is rust on Iron or tarnish that forms on metals. Vitreous luster is like that of
a shiny glass which may vary from translucent to transparent. Remember that glass
can be almost any color, including black, so don't be fooled by the color. Also, a dark
piece of glass may appear to be opaque if its thick enough. If you hold a thin edge up
to the light you should be able to see light bleeding through. Minerals with a waxy
luster look like paraffin, typically translucent but dull. Moreover, minerals with pearly
luster have an appearance almost like a pearl or that of an abalone shell –
translucent and glossy. When exposed to sunlight, a rainbow effect is displayed on
the surface (similar to an oil slick).
3. Color – This is the most obvious feature of a mineral but often an unreliable
diagnostic property. Many minerals are found in several colors. This is may be
attributed to the impurities added to the minerals. Some may have extra chemicals in
them that give them an unexpected color. One good example is quartz. Due to
impurities, quartz may have variety of colors including pink, purple (amethyst), milky
white, and even black.
4. Streak – This color of the mineral in its powdered form, which may or may not be
the same color as the outward color of the mineral. Streak is useful for identifying
minerals with metallic or earthy luster. Streak is obtained by scratching the mineral
on an unpolished piece of white porcelain called a streak plate. When the mineral is
rubbed across the plate, it produces a powder of that mineral, the reason that the
streak plate is harder than most minerals. When the excess powder is blown away,
what remains is the true color of the mineral. Streaking reveals the internal color of
the mineral thus it is more reliable than color in identifying minerals.
5. Hardness – This refers to a measure of the resistance of a mineral to abrasion or
scratching. Geologists use a standard hardness scale, called the Mohs scale. It
consists of 10 minerals arranged in order from 10 (hardest) to 1 (softest).
7. Fracture – Minerals that don't exhibit cleavage when broken have exhibits fracture
like quartz. Minerals that break into smooth curved surfaces like those seen in
broken glass have a conchoidal fracture. Others break into splinters or fibers, like
asbestos, but most minerals fracture irregularly. Fractures are generally rough or
irregular, instead of flat, and thus appear duller than cleavage surfaces. Some
minerals fracture in a way that helps spot them. There are other kinds of fracture that
exist in nature such as fibrous, splintery, or irregular.
8. Specific gravity –The specific gravity of a mineral is the weight of that mineral
divided by the weight of an equal volume of water. The specific gravity of water
equals 1.0, by definition. Most silicate, or rock-forming, minerals have specific
gravities of two .6 to 3.4; the ore minerals are usually heavier, with specific gravities
of 5 to eight. If you compare similar-sized samples of two different minerals, the one
with the higher specific gravity will feel the heaviest; it has a greater heft. For most
minerals, relative density isn't a very noteworthy feature, except for some, high
relative density is distinctive (examples are barite and galena). The average specific
gravity for mineral is around 2.7.
9. Other properties
a. Taste – The salty taste if halite makes it easy to identify
b. Smell – Sulfur smells like rotten-egg.
c. Elasticity –A thin sheet of mica will bend and elastically snapback
d. Malleability- Gold for example is widely use because of its ability to be
hammered and turn into sheets.
e. Feel – Minerals like talc and graphite are easily identified due to the distinct
feeling they give to the observer; talc feels soapy while graphite feels greasy
f. Magnetism – Some minerals with high Iron content like hematite can easily be
identified using a magnetite.
g. Double refraction – Some mineral like the transparent calcite exhibits double
refraction when light passes through them. When a printed material is placed
under it, the text will appear double.
h. Reaction to hydrochloric acid – Like calcite and other carbonates, some
minerals react rapidly to weak acids. When exposed to acids, these minerals
will effervesce (fizz) indicating the release of Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas.
MINERAL CLASSES
Approximately 4000 minerals have been named and new ones are identified
each year, but only a few dozen are common. Eight elements make up the bulk of
these minerals, and represent more than 98 percent (by weight) of continental crust.
The eight elements that compose most rock forming minerals, are: Oxygen (O),
Silicon (Si), Aluminum (Al), Iron (Fe), Calcium (Ca), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K),
and Magnesium (Mg). Oxygen (46.6% by weight) and Silicon (27.7% by weight) are
the most abundant elements in the crust of the earth.
All silicate minerals have the silicon-oxygen tetrahedron as their fundamental
building block. In some silicate minerals the tetrahedra are joined in chains; in
others, the tetrahedra are arranged into sheets, or three-dimensional networks.
The term ore is employed to denote useful metallic minerals, like hematite
(mined for iron) and galena (mined for lead) which will be mined for a profit also as
some nonmetallic minerals, like fluor¬ite and sulfur, that contain useful substances.
There are different kinds of minerals. They are classified according to their
properties, chemical composition or uses. Table 2.1 lists the common groups of
minerals with corresponding examples and uses.
Cleavage:
2. Fill the table below by identifying and grouping the minerals used to
demonstrate each physical property.
What’s More
Using the Venn diagram below, pick two minerals to compare and contrast.
Name at least 3 similarities and 3 differences between 2 minerals.
Self- Test
TRUE or FALSE
1. F 6. T
2. T 7. F
3. T 8. T
4. F 9 .F
5. T 10. T
Lesson
Classification of Rocks
3
What’s In
Why study rocks? As you have learned in the previous topic, minerals are
the building blocks of rocks. Rock is composed of one or more minerals. These earth
materials, rocks and minerals have great economic value and the earth processes
from which they originate, determine their properties.
MAGMA
(Molten rock)
1.
9.
2. 10. 8.
7. Heat &
pressure
3. 11
12
4. 6.
Cementation & compaction
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5.
Classification of Rocks
1. Igneous rock form from magma that cools and solidifies in a process called
crystallization. Crystal size depends on the rate of cooling. The faster the rate of
cooling is, the smaller the crystal; this is because, there is less time for crystals of the
same chemical composition to group together. On the other hand, the slower the rate
of cooling, the bigger the crystal sizes are; this is because the longer time for cooling
is, the more the time for crystals of the same chemical composition to group
together. The texture of igneous rocks is classified into four (4): 1) fine-grained, 2)
coarse-grained, 3) porphyritic, and 4) glassy. Texture among minerals refers to the
size and arrangement of crystals.
Types of texture
Texture Description Example
1. Fine-grained fast rate of cooling
Rhyolite
2.Coarse-grained slow rate of cooling
Granite
3.Porphyritic (two two rates of cooling
crystal sizes)
Andesite porphyry
4. Glassy very fast rate of cooling
Obsidian
Basalt
Classification of Igneous Rocks
Conglomerate
Sand Sandstone
Sandstone
Silt Siltstone
Siltstone
Clay Shale
Shale
2. Chemical sedimentary rocks are formed when the dissolved substances from pre-
existing rocks are precipitated by either inorganic or organic processes. Precipitation
may occur directly as the result of inorganic processes or indirectly as the result of
life processes by water dwelling organism like snails and clams that produce
Calcium carbonate and is said to have a biochemical origin.
3. Evaporites form eventually when the water saturated with salt evaporates but
leaves the deposit behind such as rock salt and gypsum.
Fossiliferous limestone
Bituminous coal
3. Metamorphic rocks (“changed form" rocks) are formed from igneous rocks,
sedimentary rocks or even from other metamorphic rocks. Metamorphism is the
change in the mineral’s composition and texture of the rock when subjected to high
temperature and pressure within the earth; there is transformation of pre-existing
rocks. The degree of metamorphism is shown in the rock's texture and mineralogy.
Types:
1. Low-grade (slight changes) e.g., shale becomes slate
2. High-grade (substantial changes) causes the original features to be obliterated.
Metamorphic settings
1. Contact or thermal metamorphism takes place when the rock is intruded by
magma. Here, change is driven by the rise in temperature within the host rock
surrounding a molten igneous body.
2. Regional metamorphism occurs when a large area is affected due to large-scale
heat and pressure such as mountain building. When this happens, metamorphism
produces a great volume of metamorphic rocks.
6. Which common mineral is composed entirely of silicon and oxygen?
A. Calcite C. Olivine
B. Diamond D. Quartz
12. Which of the following characteristics refer to the tendency of minerals to break
forming smooth flat surfaces?
A. cleavage C. streak
B. conchoidal D. fracture
13. Which of the following is the most common mineral on the Earth’s surface?
A. feldspar C. olivine
B. mica D. Quartz
15. Which of the following is the most abundant mineral group on the Earth's crust?
A. carbonates C. silicates
B. oxides D. sulfides
16. Which of the following refers to ability of minerals to reflect light on its surface?
A. Streak C. fluorescence
B. luster D. color
17. Which of the following is said to be the most unreliable (variable) diagnostic pro-
perty of minerals?
A. luster C. crystal form
B. hardness D. color
.
Common elements of the earth crust
Lesson 3 Classification of rocks
Anticipation Guide Post-reading
1. YES
2. NO
3.YES
4.NO
5. YES
1. crystallization
2. Igneous rock
3. Weathering, Transportation, & Deposition
4. sediments
5. lithification
6. sedimentary rock
7. metamorphism
8. metamorphic rock
9. melting
10. heat & pressure
11. weathering & erosion
12. weathering and erosion
Classification of rocks
Igneous rock Sedimentary rock Metamorphic rock
granite gypsum anthracite
rhyolite shale quartzite
obsidian arkose marble
pumice sandstone slate
scoria conglomerate gneiss
Word Analysis
1. basalt
2. shale
3. melting
4. weathering
5. sheeting
Self-Test
Multiple Choice
1. D 7. D
2. D 8. C
3. C 9. C
4. B 10. B
5. D 11. A
6. A 12. D
Post-Test
Pre-Test
1. B 14. D
2. C 15. C
3. C 16. B
4. A 17. D
5. A 18. D
6. D 19. C
7. B 20. C
8. B 21. D
9. C 22. B
10. A 23. A
11. C 24. D
12. A 25. D
13. A
References:
Books
Tarbuck, Edward.J, Lutgens, Frederick. K. and Tasa, Dennis. 2009 Earth Science
12th ed. (Phil. Ed), PEARSON EDUCATION SOUTH ASIA PTE LTD, 81-29
Tarbuck, Edward J., Lutgens, Frederick. K. 2004 Earth Science 10th ed(Phil. Ed).
PEARSON EDUCATION SOUTH ASIA PTE LTD,. 61-19
MELC4_Project EASE Integrated Science Inside the Solid Earth: Lesson 2 Minerals
and Rocks
Johansson L., Alderton, Westholm, D., 2015 in Reference Module in Earth Systems
and Environmental Sciences
Web Resources:
http://minerals.galleries.com minerals by chemical group, name
http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals U.S. Geological Survey, minerals in U.S.
http://www.kgs.ukans.edu/AASG Link to all state geological surveys
http://geology.com minerals>rocks
http://www. saddleback.edu.>notes
https://www.Sciencedirect. com/mineral resources