minerals

Which of the following is NOT a criteria in determining a mineral?

• naturally occurring

• crystalline structure

• homogeneous solid

• artificial made

A mineral with a hardness of 5 on the Mohs scale would be scratched by ALL of the following:

• Fingernail

• Copper penny

• Knife/glass plate

• Steel nail

• Masonry drill bit

It refers to a mineral's resistance from being scratched.

• color

• cleavage

• hardness

• breakage

Which of the following do NOT classify as a mineral because they don't meet all 5 characteristics?

• coal

• wood

• salt

• quartz

; Minerals are limited to substances formed through inorganic processes, and exclude materials derived from living organisms which involved organic processes

• Inorganic

• Naturally

• Solid

• Definite chemical composition

• Ordered internal structure

TRUE about Minerals:

• Inorganic

• Naturally occuring

• With chemical composition

• All of the above

It is a product of Earth's natural processes.

It must be product of Earth's physical processes

Have a definite shape and volume

Atoms are arranged in increasing pattern.