Mount Teide is one of the world’s largest active volcanoes, and there may be a way to use the basalt rock inside it to save humanity. Obviously, destroying an ancient volcano would cause catastrophic and unpredictable ecological fallout....

There are many types of dust with some surprising things floating around in them, from poop to bacteria. And these dusts can take an extreme toll on your health

Silicon compounds | Silicates , earth crust |Natural occurance | Silica SiO2 | Polymorphism | Quartz | Japer |Onyz | Kieselguhr | Diatoms in sea |SiO2 preparation | oxidation of silica | orthosilisic acid Silicates,...

Silicates | PyroSilicates | Chain Silicates | 3D Silicates | Pyrosilicate representaion | Si2O76- |Beryl | pyroxenes | sheet like structure | china clay | Zeolite | Quartz | Feldspar | Ultramarine | uses of silicates |...

This video examines details relating to the planets Uranus, Neptune and their moons. This video also looks at the dwarf planet Pluto and its moons, as well as comet formation in Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud.

It describes the properties and uses of compounds of carbon It also explains the properties and uses of silicon compounds.

What common minerals are included in the carbonate, sulfate, and phospate classes? What geological and weather conditions are conducive to the formation of these mineral rocks? And what is a mineraloid?



The 8 Classes of...

Silicates are a particularly complex class of minerals that all contain silica tetrahedra. What are the characteristic structures of the last three sub classes of silicates? How are they different from one another?



The 8...

Silicates are a particularly complex class of minerals that all contain silica tetrahedra. Let's look at a few of the sub classes of silicates and the minerals in those groups to learn more about silicate structure.



The 8...

This program describes the major topographical features of Earth including mountains, plains, and plateaus. Footage from throughout North America takes students to the Rocky Mountains, the plains of Iowa, and the Colorado Plateau to...

Upon viewing the Minerals video series, students will be able to do the following: Define minerals as naturally occurring solids that have a definite chemical makeup and crystal shape. Explain that a crystal is made of particles that...