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  • There are over X types of minerals in the world.
    4000
  • Minerals Colour:
    Minerals can be one colour or many different colours
  • Minerals Shape (forma):
    Minerals have different shapes (formas)
  • Rocks and minerals make up the ...
    Earth’s crust.
  • Statues and kitchen countertops rocks and minerals
    marble
  • ....are formed by one or more types of minerals.
    Rocks
  • These rocks form when volcanoes erupt and the magma or lava cools and solidifies
    Igneous rocks:
  • We classify minerals according to
    their chemical composition. Physical properties such as colour, shape and hardness
  • Hardness (dureza)
    Minerals can be hard or soft (1-10)
  • Examples of igneous rocks:
    granite (granito) and basalt (basalto)
  • ... are inorganic, solid substances which occur naturally.
    Minerals
  • Types of rocks:
    igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.
  • Examples of Minerals Shape (forma):
    halite (cubic shape), aquamarine (hexagonal shape)
  • Examples of sedimentary rocks:
    clay (arcilla), limestone (caliza), conglomerate (conglomerado)
  • Building industry rocks and minerals
    limestone (caliza) is used for concrete and cement
  • Rock fragments of other rocks or animal and plant fossils.
    Sedimentary rocks:
  • Sedimentary rocks are ...
    Rock fragments of other rocks or animal and plant fossils.
  • Igneous rocks are
    These rocks form when volcanoes erupt and the magma or lava cools and solidifies
  • Examples of Minerals Colour:
    turquoise (blue), magnetite (black), quartz (different colours)
  • Examples of Minerals Hardness (dureza)
    Talc (the softest mineral), diamond (the hardest mineral)
  • Kitchen utensils rocks and minerals
    iron, silver and aluminium
  • They can have specific chemical components. ?????
    Minerals
  • Uses of rocks and minerals
    Jewellery (joyería):, Kitchen utensils:, Statues and kitchen countertops: Building industry:
  • Jewellery (joyería) rocks and minerals
    diamond, emeralds and turquoise
  • Examples of metamorphic rocks:
    marble (mármol) or slate (pizarra)
  • Heat and pressure produces ...
    Metamorphic rocks:
  • Metamorphic rocks are ...
    Heat and pressure produces metamorphic rock.
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