When chemical elements combine, it becomes:
- a rock, when 2 or more elements combine مختلف الوانها [Q35:27]
- a crystal, when an element or mineral grows into a certain shape.
The Rock Cycle
Rocks on this Earth - from mountains, lands etc - are constantly being formed, broken down and then formed again - in a cycle called the Rock Cycle. وترى الجبال تحسبها جامدة وهي تمر مر السحاب [Q27:88] There are 3 types of rocks in this cycle, based on how they're formed. [GEOLOGY | WIKI]
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1 Sedimentary Formed when erosion broke down bits of rocks, which settle in layers upon layers (sediments). منها لما يهبط [Q2:74] This type of rock may contain fossils. الأرض كفاتا [Q77:25-26] E.g.:
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2 Metamorphic Formed under ground when the Earth's crust moves, changing a rock with intense heat and pressure (squeezing). [Q27:88] E.g.:
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3 Igneous Formed when liquid rock (magma) flow out from volcanoes, and then cools & hardens as solid rock. عين القطر [Q34:12] E.g.:
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Precious StonesRocks are used for constructions, appliances, fuels etc. But some rocks are considered precious for its aesthetic value. الأرض زينة [Q18:17] When cut and polished, these rocks become expensive jewels. Think diamonds!
Spinel, amethyst, sapphire, aquamarine, peridot, quartz, ruby
& like cultured pearls, new technology can produce synthetic gems identical to it's natural gems. How? For instance, graphite can turn into diamond, under high pressure & high temperature. This is bcoz both graphite & diamond are pure Carbons (C) - the difference is just in its atomic arrangements. So, by changing the arrangement - the stones will change ماشاء الله
Diamond and Graphite - the same pure Carbon (C), only different in atomic arrangements
As humans are 18% Carbon, we can actually become diamond. حمإ مسنون [Q15:26 | anatomy] And I say this literally ... think memorial diamond. [WIKI] (◠ - ◠)'
Meteorites & Space Rocks
The early Earth itself was bombarded by meteorites. Through time, some asteroids impacted Earth. وأمطرنا عليها حجارة من سجيل منضود [Q11:82]
Now, the Earth continuously receives a rain of space dust.
Water On Rocks
Rocks on Earth are heated by the Sun (exterior) and the Earth's core (interior). It is also showered by water, which erodes rocks. Water are also filtered and stored under ground, which forms springs.
وإن من الحجارة لما يتفجر منه الأنهار ...
... وإن منها لما يشقق فيخرج منه الماء
... there are stones from which rivers burst forth
and there are some of them that split open and water comes out ...
Partial Holy Quran 2:74
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I'm still learning. Isn't rocks fascinating! ماشاء الله
I seek refuge in Allah SWT from errors
Only Allah SWT Knows Best والله أعلم
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6 comments on "Rocks, Gems and Meteors"
I'm grateful, coz now I kinda see that the building blocks of creations in this universe can be looked up in the periodic table. So... If I understand it right, & may Allah SWT forgives me if ever, I believe Allah SWT, the Creator, is above all of these elements.
Allah SWT is the Creator, the Originator.
سبحان ربك رب العزة عما يصفون
It's fascinating how graphite can turn into clear diamonds. bcoz, they say Hajar Aswad was once whiter than milk. But it is now black, suiting it's name, Aswad (أسود: black). Is it due to a change in its atom arrangement?
Can the heart can be like that? [SM1.267]
I seek refuge in Allah SWT from errors والله أعلم
Whoa... intense pressure from nuclear explosion forms shocked quartz [photo]. Even a volcano wouldn't generate such pressures to form it! So, when shocked quartz is discovered in an area, this is evidence of an impact.
Shocked quartz is found worldwide in a thin K–T boundary, which is evidence that at that time period, the Earth experienced a large impact. A layer of iridium [photo] is also an evidence of impact, bcoz iridium is very rare on Earth but concentrated in meteors & comets. [usgs]
I seek refuge in Allah SWT from errors والله أعلم
BTW, I missed ground water in the rock layer diagram. [pic] "..For indeed, there are stones from which rivers burst forth, and there are some of them that split open and water comes out.." [Q2:74]
& people report of marine fossils in the Riyadh deserts, KSA [ref1, ref2]
Was this place be underwater in ancient times? & how did it form fossil fuel?
I seek refuge in Allah SWT from errors. والله أعلم
ماشاء الله by destiny, I saw nitrogen-vacancy center on NHK world 💎 carbon . 經
did they blew nitrogen-carbon on a foundation diamond to build diamond sensors
Is it the electron inside the void spins magnet
"And you were like ... Foundation Stone"
DIAMONDS REVEAL NEURAL SECRETS
University of Melbourne
"One class of methods for studying neural circuits is called voltage imaging. These techniques allow us to see the voltage generated by our brain’s firing neurons – telling us how networks of neurons develop, function and change over time ...
Our recent research published in Nature Photonics, explores a new type of a high speed, high resolution and scalable voltage imaging platform created with the aim of overcoming these limitations – a diamond voltage imaging microscope.
Developed by a team of physicists from the University of Melbourne and RMIT University, the device uses a diamond-based sensor that converts voltage signals at its surface directly into optical signals – this means we can see electrical activity as it happens.
The conversion uses the properties of an atom-scale defect in the diamond’s crystal structure known as the nitrogen-vacancy (NV)."
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