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=4.2 How Minerals Form=

Vocabulary

 * solution**- a mixture where one substance dissolves another
 * vein**- a slab of mineral that is very different from the surrounding rock

Outline

 * 4.2 How minerals form**
 * Process that forms minerals
 * minerals have been forming deep in the earth crust for many years
 * Minerals from magma
 * when magma cools, it forms a mineral
 * the minerals change depending on how fast it cools
 * they form a pattern when they cool
 * Minerals from hot water solutions
 * hot water will dissolve many minerals
 * when hot water comes up, they form a chimney
 * Minerals formed by evaporation
 * sometimes minerals are found in water
 * when water evaporates it leaves the minerals behind
 * Where minerals are found
 * rocks can be found anywhere in the world