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Minerals: Definition, Constitutions and Composition

After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Definition and Broad Classification of Minerals 2. General Constitution of Minerals 3. Important Soil Forming Primary Minerals 4. Fundamental Concepts of Identification 5. Description and Composition of Rock/Soil Forming Minerals. Definition and Broad Classification of Minerals: A mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic material that has fairly definite internal structure, composition [...]

By |2016-08-17T10:57:19+00:00August 17, 2016|Minerals|Comments Off on Minerals: Definition, Constitutions and Composition
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Minerals: Definition, Occurrence and Classification

After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Definition of Minerals 2. Occurrence of Soil Forming Minerals 3. Formation 4. Classification. Definition of Minerals: Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic solid homogeneous substances composed of atoms having an orderly and regular arrangement with definite chemical composition and a characteristic geometric form, such as quartz (SiO2), Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8), Calcite (CaCO3), Olivine [...]

By |2016-07-20T07:52:28+00:00July 20, 2016|Minerals|Comments Off on Minerals: Definition, Occurrence and Classification
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Primary and Secondary Minerals | Soil Science

After reading this article you will learn about the primary and secondary minerals present in the earth’s crust. Primary Minerals: The primary minerals are those which are formed owing to the crystallization of the molten magma. We have already seen that the earth's crust contains dominant amount of oxygen (46.60%) followed by silicon (27.72%). In order to achieve neutrality between [...]

By |2016-07-20T07:52:28+00:00July 20, 2016|Minerals|Comments Off on Primary and Secondary Minerals | Soil Science
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