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Introduction to Minerals
Minerals: introduction and occurrence
Geopix Study Guide 'Introduction to Minerals'
'Introduction to Minerals' is part of the Minerals Study Guide CD.
To order this CD go to the Geopix Online Store
A mineral is a naturally occurring substance with a constant chemical composition and range of physical properties.
There are about 3000 known minerals! Many are rare. Others are minor variations on a main mineral. Most of us
will be able to get by with recognising the 20 commonest minerals.
Minerals are important in their own right, “because they are there” and because they have a wide range of uses in
industry and commerce.
They are also the essential ingredient of rocks. In order to understand rocks, a good knowledge of minerals is
vital.
Geopix Study Guide 'Introduction to Minerals'
- outlines the nature of minerals
- explains which minerals occur in which rock types:
igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, and also mineral veins
The Introduction to Minerals Study Guide contains the following pages:
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To order this CD go to the Geopix Online Store