GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -As we learned in the context of igneous rocks, mineral stability is a function of temperature, pressure, and the presence of fluids (especially water). All minerals are stable over a specific range of temperatures.

Detailed explanation-2: -Physical and chemical conditions include factors such as temperature, pressure, presence of water, pH, and amount of oxygen available.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Mineral is defined as an inorganic, naturally occurring, homogenous solid, with a definite chemical composition, and ordered (crystalline) atomic structures.

Detailed explanation-4: -Minerals can form in three primary ways being precipitation, crystallization from a magma and solid-state transformation by chemical reactions (metamorphism). Mineral Precipitation is when a mineral is formed by crystallization from a solution. Examples include quartz, halite (table salt), calcite, and gypsum.

Detailed explanation-5: -The chemical composition of the parent rock. The temperature at which metamorphism takes place. The pressure applied, and whether the pressure is equal in all directions or not. The amount and type of fluid (mostly water) that is present during metamorphism. More items