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rocks the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth…
rocks the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil or oceans.
minerals a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.
mineral identifing
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some have other properties such as density,taste,and magnetism
the rock cycle is the process in which rocks change due to heat pressure or erosion
igneous #
intrusive isin the earth which can have large crystals and may have many colors and genraly forms by having magma cooling down
extrusive is on the surface which can have a glassy texture and look small crystals and holes generally formed by lava cooling down
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metamorphic #
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foliated which is ribbon like
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sedimentary #
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has three kinds which are clastic,organic,and chemical
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sediments
sediments have various sizes and deposition #
mineing
we mine for minerals,ores,and gems
reclamation which is the process of remaking the land after mining
we use minerals in a lot of things including but not limited to:phones,television,some foods,and computers which is probably what your using now
now the community are generally concerned about mining and they include pollution, destroyed land , and other stuff
surface mining is where people mine on the surface of the earth which include,strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal mining
subsurface mining is where we go below the surface to get to what we need some methods are shaft mining and slope mining
erosion
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examples are weather,living things,glaciers,and chemicals