Little Rocks & Small Minerals! | Rocks And Mineral Books for Kids | Children's Rocks & Minerals Books

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Description

Rocks and minerals are different. Yes, they are both found in the Earth but one has characteristics that are different from the other. This book will help clarify the similarities and differences of rocks and minerals. The accompanying images as well as the wonderful layout are bonuses that will encourage active learning through reading. Go ahead and secure a copy today!

Informations

• Publié par: Speedy Publishing LLC
• Date de parution: 01 décembre 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9781541924758
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Little Rocks & Small Minerals!
Rocks And Mineral Books for Kids
Children’s Rocks & Minerals Books



Speedy Publishing LLC
40 E. Main St. #1156
Newark, DE 19711
www.speedypublishing.com
Copyright 2017
All Rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any way or form or by any means whether electronic or mechanical, this means that you cannot record or photocopy any material ideas or tips that are provided in this book.







I n this book, we’re going to talk about rocks and minerals. So, let’s get right to it!






S cientists who study and classify minerals are called mineralogists. Mineralogists are a specific type of geologist. They can pick up a sample in mountainous terrain and determine whether their sample is a rock or a mineral. Mineralogists are more interested in the samples that are minerals because that’s their specialty area. They collect mineral samples and then go through a process to scientifically identify them. There are many tests to determine what type of mineral a sample is.




mineralogist







WHAT IS A MINERAL?
A mineral has certain physical characteristics:
It happens naturally and is formed by geological processes.


Crystal mineral stone







It’s an inorganic solid. This just means that it’s a solid piece of material that isn’t made up of plant or animal material.





It has a definite chemical composition. For example, if it’s gold, it’s made up of just one chemical element, which is gold. Some minerals are made up of two or more chemical elements.





For example, the mineral quartz is composed of two chemical elements, silicon and oxygen.
It generally has a structure made of crystals.


pyrite and crystals mineral





T here are over 3,800 minerals that have been identified by mineralogists and new ones are being found and documented all the time. Hematite, pyroxene, magnetite, calcite, biotite, olivine, feldspar, and quartz are some very common minerals. There




Hematite