Science 6 - 3.1 Minerals Reviewer

a naturally occurring, usually inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure and chemical

composition

pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means

building blocks of matter

anything that has volume and mass

a solid, geometric form that results from a repeating pattern of atoms or molecules

type of mineral that has silicon

type of mineral that does not have silicon

Minerals are made by _______________ ___________________.

stable particles that are made up of strongly bonded atoms

Give one example of a mineral. (Any mineral. But it must be a mineral.)