All minerals have four properties: 1. All minerals are naturally occurring 2. All minerals are inorganic (that means non-living) 3. A different chemical formula can be written for each mineral and that formula is constant for that mineral. ex. Galena is PbS- that is it has one lead atom (Pb) and one sulfur (S) atom in each molecule. 4. Most minerals have an unique crystalline shape given the right growing conditions (like in a cave). Compounds are substances that has two or
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Mineral and Water Function Minerals are a vital part of the body in many aspects. The functions of minerals vary by the mineral. Some minerals help in developing bone structures such as calcium‚ other assist in energy regulation‚ and some even assist with genetics. The amount of these minerals that the body needs also varies depending on the mineral. There are two types of minerals‚ major minerals and trace elements. We find the minerals that our bodies need from animals and plants‚ the amount of
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Minerals Among Us Venture outside on any particular day‚ look down along the traversed path and select a rock‚ any rock‚ call it Exhibit A. Observe it for a moment. How fantastic would it be‚ to positively identify it? To know that by observing certain properties of this rock‚ it can be said with confidence‚ that this particular rock has calcite‚ halite‚ mica‚ quartz or any specific mineral. Well‚ “because the atomic structure of a mineral species is always the same‚ most of its physical properties
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discovered in 1852 by a mineralogist by the name of John P. Calcite. Calcite is a carbonate mineral that is usually white or colorless‚ but can have variety of colors due to impurities. It is one of the world’s most important minerals and is the most common. Calcite is one of the softest minerals and can be found in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Calcite has more practical uses than most other minerals. This mineral can be found in limestone and marble which is makes up most of the Earth’s crust. The
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What are mineral resources? Mineral resources are the natural resources which cannot be renewed. Examples of mineral resources Gold Salt Tin Limestone Iron ore Coal Iron Manganese Rubber Aluminium Marbles They are also used to produce useful things. Some of these useful things are: Soap Jewelleries e.g. chain bracelet e.t.c. Batteries And so on NAMES OF MINERAL RESOURCES‚ WHERE IT IS FOUND AND ITS USES. Limestone: Limestone is a sedimentary
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100 Minerals and Mineral Resources The diamond is a rare mineral that is used for many different things in today’s world. Diamonds are composed of carbon know as the chemical symbol C. In a diamond the carbon atoms are covalently bonded to one another. The physical properties of the diamond consist of colors of yellow‚ brown‚ gray‚ white‚ blue‚ black‚ reddish‚ greenish and colorless. The luster is adamantine to waxy. The specific gravity is 3.5‚ which is about the average for a mineral. The
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Acme Global Consulting CIS 111 August 25‚ 2013 Hello sirs‚ my name is ‚ I am forwarding this correspondence to give you options pertaining to your database management system or DBMS. One of these options is to install an Entity Relationship Model or E-R model DBMS‚ the reason I am suggesting an E-R model is there are a number of advantages to installing and managing this type of DBMS in your company. I will provide you with information on the advantages of them in this proposal. In this
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Vitamins and minerals :are often called micronutrient because body needs only small amount of them. Vita-life Amine-containing nitrogen • Vitamins are the organic compounds which enhance the metabolism of proteins‚ carbohydrates and fats. • Without vitamins the breakdown of food could not occur. • vitamins are participate in the formation of blood cells hormones nervous system and genetic material Classification of vitamins: Fat soluble vitamins ‚ *Water soluble vitamins Fat soluble
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Southport Minerals‚ Inc – some points to remember • Financial architecture (financing program) can transform a negative NPV project into a positive NPV project value addition done by financial manager. • Southport Indonesia (SI)‚ a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southport Minerals‚ entrusted with a responsibility of mining the copper ore at Firstburg‚ Indonesia. o Initial experiments established that Firstburg mine contained 33 million tons of copper ore with an average copper content of 2.5%
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Background of Acme and Omega * They were both once owned by the same parent company‚ Technological Products of Erie‚ Pennsylvania. * Both companies manufactured computer chips and printed circuit boards. * Acme retained its original management and upgrades its general manager to president of the company. * Omega hired a new president with a background in electronic research and he chooses to upgrade existing personnel. * Both companies often competed for the same contracts. * Acme regularly achieved
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