Mineral Formation

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• How do minerals form by evaporation?
• What is crystallization?
• How can crystallization be induced in a supersaturated solution?
• What are the two main ways in which minerals can form?
• What are the major methods of mineral formation?
• How is temperature related to mineral formation?
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• How does mineral growth occur?
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• What factors cause the difference in the size of crystals formed?
• Most silicate minerals form from what?
• How do minerals form?