News — Azeem Khel

Mineral Monday 2: Classification, Properties & Identification of Minerals. Minerals are the “stuff” of which all rocks are made. Whether Igneous, Metamorphic, or Sedimentary, all rocks are composed of assorted sizes and unique combinations of minerals. The unique recipe of minerals in rocks tells geologists the story of the origin, history, and environments of rocks and the changes to which rocks have been subjected over time. Geologists are scientists who have learned to read and share the stories that rocks tell. These changes in rocks and minerals enable the Geologists to reconstruct and study the past environments of the Earth....