MINERALS * Minerals - Naturally occurring * Inorganic * Solid substance * Definite chemical composition * Minerals have an ordered atomic arrangement HOW MINERALS FORMED? * Crystallization from magma * Precipitation * Pressure and Temperature * Hydrothermal Solutions PROPERTIES OF A MINERAL * Color - small amounts of different elements can give the same mineral different colors. * Hardness - is a measure of the resistance of a mineral to being
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Human Growth and Development The child that is being observed is a little girl named Aliyah. She is 6 years of age and she is of African-American decent. She has curly black hair that comes down her back. She is somewhat larger than your average 6-year-old child. She is about 4 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 80 pounds.
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the proverb that willful waste makes woeful want. Soon John was efficient on everything‚ how quickly he ate and hiring people to do the task‚ which he thought time consuming. One instant he saved 1.54 per oil barrel by just putting one less drop of sealant on each barrel. John D Rockefeller was a genius businessman. He had a natural knack for it. He reduced the competition by inventing new ideas such as quantity discount‚ where he would charge less if the customer bought more. This way he could make
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The first polyurethane synthesised by Dr Otto Bayer‚ in 1937‚ at IG Farbenindustrie Germany‚ by the reaction of a polyester diol with a diisocyanate‚ opened a new way in macromolecular chemistry: that is the synthesis of polymers by a new reaction‚ called polyaddition reaction. Polyurethane (PUR and PU) is any polymer composed of a chain of organic units joined by carbamate (urethane) links. Polyurethane polymers are formed through step-growth polymerization‚ by reacting a monomer (with at least
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much as fiber cement siding. Difference in Maintenance Wood siding requires a substantial amount of maintenance to keep it healthy and beautiful for decades. For example‚ wood siding must be protected against water damage with new paint‚ stain or sealant every five years or so. About all you need to do to maintain your fiber cement siding is to hose it down occasionally and repaint it if the color fades; many homeowners find that fiber cement only needs repainting every 10 to 15 years. Difference
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1610‚ Galileo Galilei had publicly announced his support and belief of a Heliocentric Solar System‚ the Sun being the center of Earth. Throughout his life‚ Albert Einstein‚ famous for his general theory of relativity‚ had challenged all theories including Newton’s Laws of Motion. Dating back earlier‚ as early as 240 BC‚ a Greek mathematician named Eratosthenes had come with the theory of how the Earth was not flat. During Georges Lemaitre’s time‚ he had started the hypothesis of the Big
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Descriptive essay Everybody loves going on vacation‚ especially going to the beach. Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys said‚ “On the beach‚ you can live in bliss.” There are many beaches all over the world that people enjoy going to for different reasons; however‚ Nhatrang Beach in Vietnam is a vibrant beach where we can enjoy our vacations at any time of day. As the sun rises‚ shines‚ and sets over Nhatrang Beach‚ it transforms the atmosphere of this magical place. As dawn appears on
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ocean wave design consisting of three different shades of blue. These waves go around on all four walls and are about a third of the way up the wall from the floor. In the waves‚ there are blue and yellow striped angelfish and numerous different seashells. There are two windows in the bathroom‚ both of which have dark blue shades. We have many little porcelain ships placed all over the shelves and a mirror that resembles the steering wheel of a sailboat. The bathroom has fussboden heizung‚ a German
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Censorship has been a controversial topic for as long as it has existed. Should media and books be censored? And if so‚ who gets to decide what is? Censorship prevents people from being able to have their own thoughts‚ since everything is delivered in a "safe" form. This results in the inability to involve or move forward in society. These topics are explored thoroughly in Fahrenheit 451‚ a book written by Ray Bradbury in 1953. The story takes place in a dystopian society where all books are banned
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