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Most minerals can be identified without using highly scientific chemical analyses in a lab. Identify four mineral properties that allow geologists to identify minerals without chemically analyzing them in a lab.
then describe briefly how minerals form
Four mineral properties that allow geologists to identify minerals without chemically analyzing them in a lab are :
Minerals either form from the crystallization of the magma as cools inside the crust or from lava, as it cools & hardens on the Earth's surface. Minerals can also form from the crystallization of materials that are dissolved in water and some minerals even form from solutions.