2: Rock Forming Minerals — Read

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Learning Objectives

Identify and compare common rock forming minerals, mineral structures and mineral properties.

Describe the basic chemistry involved in mineral formation and structures.
Identify and classify common rock forming minerals.
Identify the most common elements in the Earth’s crust and their order of abundance.

2.1: Why It Matters- Rock Forming Minerals
2.2: Outcome- Chemistry of Minerals
2.3: Reading- The Building Blocks of Matter
2.4: Reading- Atomic Bonds
2.5: Self Check- Chemistry of Minerals
2.6: Outcome- Identifying Minerals
2.7: Reading- Physical Characteristics of Minerals
2.8: Reading- Classifying Minerals
2.9: Self Check- Identifying Minerals
2.10: Outcome- Most Common Elements
2.11: Reading- Abundance of Elements in Earth’s Crust
2.12: Reading- Silicate Minerals and the Silicate Tetrahedron
2.13: Self Check- Most Common Elements
2.14: Putting It Together- Rock Forming Minerals
2.15: Assignment- Rock Forming Minerals

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