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    The document describes the formation and properties of several minerals: halite and gypsum form from evaporated seawater and are very soft; chlorite forms from hydrous silicates and is green; serpentine forms from alteration of other minerals by water and silica; talc is soft and white or greenish white; and kaolin forms from breakdown of feldspar by water and carbon dioxide and is white or grey with a soft, clayey texture when damp.

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    The document describes the formation and properties of several minerals: halite and gypsum form from evaporated seawater and are very soft; chlorite forms from hydrous silicates and is green; serpentine forms from alteration of other minerals by water and silica; talc is soft and white or greenish white; and kaolin forms from breakdown of feldspar by water and carbon dioxide and is white or grey with a soft, clayey texture when damp.

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    The document describes the formation and properties of several minerals: halite and gypsum form from evaporated seawater and are very soft; chlorite forms from hydrous silicates and is green; serpentine forms from alteration of other minerals by water and silica; talc is soft and white or greenish white; and kaolin forms from breakdown of feldspar by water and carbon dioxide and is white or grey with a soft, clayey texture when damp.

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    Geology (Minerals)

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    aishah humairah
    The document describes the formation and properties of several minerals: halite and gypsum form from evaporated seawater and are very soft; chlorite forms from hydrous silicates and is green; serpentine forms from alteration of other minerals by water and silica; talc is soft and white or greenish white; and kaolin forms from breakdown of feldspar by water and carbon dioxide and is white or grey with a soft, clayey texture when damp.

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    Halite and Gypsum

    • Formation: evaporation of seawater/saline lake


    water
    • Very soft

    Chlorite
    • Formation : Formed by hydrous silicates of
    magnesium and aluminium
    • Colour : Green

    Serpentine
    • Formation: Alteration of olivine, pyroxene and
    hornblende by action of water and silica
    Talc Kaolin

    • Soft and easily scratched • Formation : breakdown of feldspar


    • Colour: white or greenish white by action of water and carbon
    dioxide
    • Colour: white or grey
    • Soft texture and clayey smell when
    damp

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