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The document discusses minerals, their properties, formation, and classification. It describes how minerals are made up of elements that form ions which bond together in crystalline structures. The main mineral groups like silicates, carbonates, oxides, and sulfides are composed of ions that arrange in characteristic patterns. Quartz, calcite, olivine, feldspars, micas, and other common minerals are provided as examples. Properties like hardness, cleavage, luster are used to identify minerals. The document
- Author
- Costa
- Language
- EN