GEOL 1001 Chapter : Quiz Questions Chapter 4
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When we say that a mineral is crystalline we mean that Atoms and clusters of atoms are arranged randomly. +oil because it is a liquid not a solid. Graphite and diamonds are examples of a polymorph. (same composition, but different structure) ______ is a specific, repeating pattern, at the atomic or molecular level, that serves as an orderly framework to accept the atoms, ions, or molecules that make up minerals. This means that if you analye a piece of quartz, you will find that. +the piece contains one silicon atom for every two oxygen atoms. If the sample has good cleavage in three directions and each cleavage direction is at right angles to the other two then The crystal can be peeled apart into thin sheets. The crystal grows to form cube shaped crystals. If struck with a hammer, a smooth fracture shaped like a clam shell forms. +when crystals break, little cute shaped or brick shaped fragments form.
