How Minerals Form

The process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure is called

• Solution

• Mineralization

• Crystallization

• Dissolving

What ways do minerals form?

• Crystallization of Magma

• Crystallization of Lava

• Crystallization of Hot Water Solutions

• Decomposing living things

Large mineral crystals form when

• crystallization occurs quickly

• crystallization occurs slowly

• lava cools on the surface of the earth

A mixture in which one substance dissolves in another

• Mixture

• Solution

• Compound

• Element

The part of the solution that does the dissolving

• Solute

• Solvent

• Solution

• Mixture

The substance that is being dissolved in a solution

• Solute

• Solvent

• Solution

• Mixture

A narrow channel or slab of mineral that is much different from the surrounding rock is called a

• Volcanic Pipe

• Magma chamber

• Vein

• Geode

Halite deposits in the United States

• Deposits are found in the Midwest and Southwest

• Deposits are found along the Gulf Coast

• Deposits formed over the past thousand years

• Deposits formed when ancient seas evaporated

A rounded, hollow rock that is often lined with mineral crystals

• Solution

• Geode

• Vein

• Gem

Minerals that have small crystals formed from

• lava cooling quickly

• magma cooling slowly

• volcanic eruption