The whole thing has become terribly opaque and dishonest and it's a way of hiding obligations. PFI has now largely broken down and we are in the ludicrous situation where the government is having to provide the funds for the private finance initiative.
It is formed in the way that all minerals generally are. formedâthrough crystallization, the process by which atoms are. arranged to form a material with a crystal structure. One of the two ways minerals form is by: 1. crystallization of magma (cools inside the crust) or lava (cools. & hardens on the surface) 2. crystallization of materials dissolved in water. When these liquids cool to a solid state, they form crystals.
Minerals, elements and the Earth s crust Introduction Minerals are substances formed naturally in the Earth. They have a definite chemical composition and structure. There are over 3000 minerals known.Some are rare and precious such as gold and diamond, while others are more ordinary, such as quartz.ocks are mixtures formed of minerals. Just as elements are the building blocks of minerals, so minerals form the building blocks of rocks. Table 1 gives some information about the most common elements in the Earth s crust in order of abundance. Element name.