Chapter 3 Lesson 1 What is a Mineral?

family of rock-forming minerals that DO​ NOT contain silicon​ ​

flows from volcanoes

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are composed of just one element

a natural, organic, crystalline solid with a definite chemical composition is a mineral

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molten underground rock is magma

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an atom or group of atoms with an electric charge

• mineral

• ion

• crystal

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occurs when particles dissolved in a liquid solidify to form crystals

Explain why a ruby made in a lab is not a crystal.

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The angles between the atoms in a mineral determine the shape of the mineral crystal.

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Which mineral might form when seawater evaporates?

• emerald

• halite

• diamond