Geo Beck | Mineral basics in under 6 minutes | Introduction to mineralogy @Geobeck | Uploaded December 2020 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
In this video I go over the basics of minerals. In under 6 minutes, you’ll know the answers to these questions: What are minerals?, What minerals are most abundant in the Earth’s crust?, and What are minerals made of? You’ll also learn the difference between graphite and diamond, why a seashell and mercury are not minerals, and why calcite gives you double vision. It’s important to learn the foundations of mineralogy if you want to learn about geology, because minerals are the building blocks of rocks! This video will give you a beginning foundation for learning more about geologic topics.

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Some resources if you’re interested in learning more:
List of minerals - Mineralogical Society of America: handbookofmineralogy.org/search.html?p=all
Calcite double refraction explanation video: youtube.com/watch?v=k1oh3lXR5PE
Minerals info: britannica.com/science/mineral-chemical-compound
usgs.gov/faqs/what-difference-between-a-rock-and-a-mineral?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products
nps.gov/subjects/geology/rocks-and-minerals.htm
opengeology.org/textbook/3-minerals

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