Geology Section 5.2 Homework: Composition and Structure of Minerals: due Tuesday, 11/15/11
Read Section 5.2, pages 96 to 102. Answer the following questions.

Animation to help with crystal systems Question #6: http://www.materials.ac.uk/elearning/matter/Crystallography/3dCrystallography/7crystalsystems.html

Silicate Mineral Animation 1 to help with Question #7: http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=140

Silicate Mineral Animation 2 to help with Question #7: http://web.visionlearning.com/silica_molecules.shtml

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Last Name, First Name *
Period (Do not put nd, rd, or th after the #.) *
List the 5 things that make a mineral a mineral. *
What are the two most abundant elements in Earth's crust by mass? *
Describe the three ways in which minerals can form. *
Diamond is much harder than graphite because of *
True or false. Graphite is more dense than carbon. *
Name and Describe each of the six mineral crystal systems depicted on page 99. Use the link above to look at these crystal systems in an animation. *
Look at the graphic on page 101 entitled "Molecular Structure of Some Common Silicate Minerals." Name each silicate group and Describe how the silica-oxygen tetrahedron combines to make each group. Use the animation links above to help you. *
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