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... chemical composition and a highly ordered atomic arrangement ; it is usually formed by inorganic processes . There are several thousand known mineral species , but only about 100 of them constitute the major mineral components of rocks ...
... chemical composition and a highly ordered atomic arrangement ; it is usually formed by inorganic processes . There are several thousand known mineral species , but only about 100 of them constitute the major mineral components of rocks ...
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... chemical substance are called polymorphic forms , or polymorphs . For example , the element carbon ( C ) occurs in ... CHEMICAL COMPOSITION The chemical composition of a mineral is of fundamental importance because its properties greatly ...
... chemical substance are called polymorphic forms , or polymorphs . For example , the element carbon ( C ) occurs in ... CHEMICAL COMPOSITION The chemical composition of a mineral is of fundamental importance because its properties greatly ...
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... chemical reaction oc- curs , energy is absorbed or released . In a contracting mus- cle , chemical reactions release energy that appears either as mechanical work or as heat . The first law of thermody- namics , or the law of ...
... chemical reaction oc- curs , energy is absorbed or released . In a contracting mus- cle , chemical reactions release energy that appears either as mechanical work or as heat . The first law of thermody- namics , or the law of ...
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