Rock forming minerals.

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Notes for as geology, updated when i'm revising.
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What is a mineral?A mineral is an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and has been formed as a result of geological processes.Minerals are naturally occurring, inorganic crystalline compounds with a definite chemical composition.

Minerals are; Solid Made of atoms Have a fixed chemical composition crystal lattice with a regular repeating pattern

What is a crystal?A crystal grows by minerals adding atoms around their margins.They develop their shapes due to atom arrangement developing a CRYSTAL. A clean, well developed crystal is known as euhedral, whereas the opposite of this is known as Anhedral. 

Mineral identification Habit Colour Hardness Cleavage Fracture Lustre Specific gravity Streak

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