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Physical Science : Differences Between Rocks & Minerals

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Uploaded by on Dec 6, 2008

A general difference between rocks and minerals is that minerals are chemical substances, while rocks are made from volcanoes and bodies of water. Discover how granite and igneous rocks are formed with information from a science teacher in this free video on physical science lessons.

Expert: Steve Jones
Contact: www.marlixint.com
Bio: Steve Jones is an experienced mathematics and science teacher.
Filmmaker: Paul Volniansky

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  • thanks

  • Gabbro and basalt are both mafic igneous rocks. They do not contain quartz or mica. Lots of pyroxenes and some olivine, but no quartz or mica.

  • cool becouse i learned something and thanx becouse im a teacher

  • TNX for the video

  • Thank you for making this. I'll be seeing more of you :)

  • thank you.

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