How hot does it need to be to melt a mineral melts?

Actually, yes. Rocks can melt, and rocks are made out of minerals, so minerals can melt.

The heat energy from the water has to go to a colder place such as the plastic. When the heat energy meets the bunched-up plastic atoms, the plastic atoms get hypped up and run around, turning from a...

600 f to melt a rock or 1200 f to make it hot

Because the heat transered causes the particles in Ice to move faster, untilthey take on the properties of water. Hot air gives off heat, so it causes the particles to speed up.

approximately 9087 degrees (in the farinheight) but the last time i did it, it took awhile to boil, so i had to turn it up a bit. but.... the first 97 worked out fine. thanks for asking, <3 Ozzy...