For an introductory college-level earth sciences class: a review of what makes a mineral -- and how a mineral's chemical formula and crystal structure connects to the their color, fracture, cleavage, luster, and more. Includes families of basic rock-forming minerals, such as the silicates, oxides, halides, and sulfides.
**This video comes near the middle of the semester, so there may be terms with which the audience is unfamiliar. For a full playlist, refer to the Geology playlists on the Earth Rocks! KZread Channel.
Content within this video is based on information available in any standard introductory college geology textbook, such as Essentials of Geology -- Tarbuck and Lutgens -- Pearson Publishing.
Part of a series of videos for Minerals:
1. Rock Cycle
2. Water Molecule Shape
3. Inside Minerals
4. Identifying Minerals
5. MINERALS ADDENDUM: (For lab students only!)
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