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What is the characteristic of crystalline substances?
What is the characteristic of crystalline substances?
How do crystals grow?
How do crystals grow?
What type of minerals precipitate from warm flowing waters?
What type of minerals precipitate from warm flowing waters?
Under what conditions may minerals not form or be stable?
Under what conditions may minerals not form or be stable?
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What is the defining characteristic of minerals?
What is the defining characteristic of minerals?
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What is the defining characteristic of crystalline substances?
What is the defining characteristic of crystalline substances?
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From where do hydrothermal minerals precipitate?
From where do hydrothermal minerals precipitate?
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What do most igneous minerals precipitate from?
What do most igneous minerals precipitate from?
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How do crystals grow?
How do crystals grow?
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Under what conditions may minerals not form or be stable?
Under what conditions may minerals not form or be stable?
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Study Notes
Crystals and Crystallization Key Concepts
- Almost all minerals are crystalline with a repetitive atomic arrangement.
- Crystals originate from small seeds and can grow very large.
- Igneous minerals mainly consist of silicates and precipitate from magma.
- Aqueous minerals, including highly soluble compounds, precipitate from water.
- Hydrothermal minerals form from warm flowing waters.
- Metamorphic minerals develop through solid-state reactions during metamorphism.
- Some minerals form during weathering or diagenesis processes.
- Minerals may not form or remain stable under all conditions.
- Minerals can have defects involving misplaced or missing atoms.
- Minerals may be heterogeneous in nature.
- Mineral crystals may be twinned, containing domains with slightly different atomic orientations.
- Minerals must be crystalline by definition, with only a few exceptions.
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Test your knowledge of crystals and crystallization with this quiz! Explore key concepts such as the atomic arrangement of crystalline substances, the growth of crystals, and the formation of igneous and aqueous minerals. Brush up on your understanding of minerals and their unique properties in this engaging quiz.
