i need 10 facts on minerals?

Question

i need 10 facts on minerals that i can use to make a book supposedly for a second grader for ex. MINERALS ARE FOUND IN SOLID OBJECTS. i sentence per page but i dont know anything else and suggestions?

Answer 1

That's a hard one, well here goes. I don't know if I'll get 10 though
1. minerals can be measured on a scales of hardness, mohs
2. all minerals must contain a Crystal lattice of atoms.
3 minerals can have the same chemical composition but different appearance- polymorphic, isomorphic
4. minerals can change due to hydrothermal alteration metamorphic, hydrolysis
5. minerals can be earthy, metallic or vitreous in luster
6. some minerals can be ID by their cleavage. (no they don't have boobs)
7. some minerals can be ID by their habit, long and skinny, short fat, tetrahedral, dodecahedral etc.
8. minerals can be organic(limestone and other carbonates) or inorganic(just about every thing else that dosent contain carbon).
9. I give up, well 8 out of 10 Isn't bad. I'm going to sleep now.

Answer 2

rocks are formed with several of mineral build up

most have crystal forms

the legendary god particle is what formed it with quadrillions of quadrillions of quadrillions things over dozens of eons


some types

Nitrates: This mineral used to preserve foods is found in the desert of Chile.
Bauxite: This mineral is used to make aluminum. Guinea in Africa is rich with it.

and minerals are used in every day health and study as in instrumentsand has been manufactured in differnt ways (mineral water,wool ect.)

Answer 3

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana (Tswana: Lefatshe la Botswana), is a landlocked nation in Southern Africa. Citizens of Botswana are Batswana (singular: Motswana), regardless of ethnicity. Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on September 30, 1966. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west, Zambia to the north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. The economy, closely tied to South Africa's, is dominated by mining (especially diamonds), tourism, and cattle.