9. The three processes that change one rock to another are crystallization, metamorphism, and erosion and sedimentation. Any rock can transform into any other rock by passing through one or more of these processes. This creates the rock cycle.
10.Properties that help geologists identify a mineral in a rock are: color, hardness, luster, crystal forms, density, and cleavage.
11.The feldspar-group, a very complex mixture of oxygen, silicon, aluminum and trace elements like sodium, potassium, calcium and more exotic elements like barium, are by far the most common minerals, making up almost 58% of all to a geologist accessible rocks, especially magmatic and metamorphic ones.
12.minerals are really very important in our life as they are used in our daily purposes and we use for example iron daily we use iron almirahs etc ,......
we use aluminium, diamond etc . in our daily life we use aluminium foils that are used to pack food items etc ,. there are many examples such as these ....
Minerals are play important role in our life. Everything we use from a tiny ship to tower are building is made from a mineral. We use minerals in our daily life for example tooth paste its cover and brush everything is made from minerals. All living things also need minerals