State four factors that are necessary for the occurrence of minerals.
State four factors that are necessary for the occurrence of minerals. (4 mks)
- Availability of necessary minerals to make mineral for e.g. deposits of vegetation and animal matter are necessary for formation of coal
- Presence of high pressure and temperature conditions to compact the raw materials and heat to form minerals
- Time during which the materials have been exposed to great heat and pressure
- Geological processes determine the minerals distribution e.g. vulcanicity and folding
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