'Major crystal systems' presentation slideshows

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents. Chapter: Minerals. Section 1: Minerals. Section 2: Mineral Identification. Section 3: Uses of Minerals. Minerals. 1. What is a mineral?. A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms.

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Minerals

Minerals. Pg. 15. Mineral. A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a specific chemical composition and a definite crystalline structure. Break it down (What is a mineral). Naturally occurring- formed in nature, not in a lab. Inorganic- not living/never alive

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Crystal Systems

Crystal Systems. 6 Major Crystal Systems Cubic Tetragonal Orthorhombic Monoclinic Triclinic Hexagonal. Cubic. Three axes of equal length intersect at 90 degree angles Example would be Halite. Tetragonal. Three axes intersect at 90 degree angles. Two of the axes are equal in length

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