Reaourves In The Rocks Flashcards
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What is a mineral?
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A naturally occurring liquid or solid in the Earth’s crust.
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Resources can be classified as:
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- minerals
- petroleum
- coal
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What’s not a mineral?
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- oil
- coal
- natural gas
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What’s a chemical compound?
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An mineral made up of multiple elements
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Properties of minerals?
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- hardness
- lustre
- colour
- streak colour
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What is lustre?
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How shiny a mineral is.o
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What’s a streak colour?
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The colour left behind when you scratch a unglazed white tile with the mineral.
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How is colour helpful?
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Useful when prospecting for minerals
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What’s an ore bodies?
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Large ore deposits
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How is oil and gas formed?
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By plants and animals covered in sediments and under pressure.
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Formation of coal:
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Plants and high pressure.
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Obtaining minerals:
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- Exploration
- Mining
- Enrichment
- Extraction
