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Is a naturally occuring solid with a highly ordered atomic arrangement and a definite chemical composition. It is usually formed by inorganic processes |
Mineral |
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This branch of science concerned itself mainly with geometric form, external symmetry and optical properties of crystals. |
Crystallography |
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This field relates the chemical composition, the internal structure, and the physical properties of crystalline materials. |
Crystal Chemistry |
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Naturally Occurring substances |
Mineral |
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Purposely produced by laboratory techniques. |
Synthetic |
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5 Characteristics/Qualifications of a Mineral |
1. Naturally Occuring 2. Solid substance 3. Highly ordered atomic arrangement 4. Has Definite chemical composition 5. Generally Inorganic or formed by Inorganic processes |
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Relationship of atomic structure to crystal symmetry |
Crystallography |
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Relationship of atomic structure to crystal symmetry |
Crystallography |
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Relationship of chemical composition to atomic structure |
Crystal Chemistry |
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Interpreting the geologic setting in which a mineral forms from its physical, chemical and structural attributes and its associated minerals |
Mineral Genesis |
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What year when Mineral Science begins |
1600s or Renaissance Age of Reasoning |
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What year when Mineral Science begins |
1600s or Renaissance Age of Reasoning |
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What year when they discovered measurements of crystal geometry and symmetry. |
1700s |
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What year when Mineral Science begins |
1600s or Renaissance Age of Reasoning |
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What year when they discovered measurements of crystal geometry and symmetry. |
1700s |
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What year when precise measurements of crystal chemistry heralds the field of crystallography |
Early 1800s |
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What year is the creation of polarizing microscope opens field of petrography and the study optical properties of minerals |
Late 1800s |
