Understanding Minerals

Front

Minerals form together to form _________.

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Rocks

Front

True or False: Pyrite is only sometimes made up of an arrangement of the elements iron and sulfur.

Back

False

Front

Minerals must be made up of repeating, orderly __________ structures.

Back

crystal

Front

True or False: Water could be considered a mineral according to the first requirement.

Back

False

Front

Which of the following is inorganic: Coral, Leaves, Bones, or Table Salt?

Back

Table Salt

Front

What is a mineral?

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A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and a crystalline structure.

Front

What are the two main categories of minerals?

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Silicate and Non-silicate minerals.

Front

What is the definition of a crystal?

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A solid material whose atoms are arranged in a highly ordered, repeating pattern.

Front

What is the difference between organic and inorganic materials?

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Organic materials are derived from living organisms, while inorganic materials are not.

Front

Give an example of a silicate mineral.

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Quartz.