Kategorier: Alle - minerals - solid - density - composition

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Minerals are naturally occurring substances that are not derived from living organisms. They must be solid with a fixed shape and volume, and they must have a definite crystal structure where particles are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern.

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MINERALS

List or what are all of Properties of Minerals?

5- Color
4- Streak
a- The color of its powder.

b- Not always the same as the color of the mineral.

3-Luster
What is tourmaline?

Its a gem stone that has a glassy and luster properties

1-The way a mineral reflects light

2- Can be metallic or non-metallic

3- Shiny or dull.

4- waxy, pearly, glassy

2-Density
B-Each mineral has its own density called specific gravity
A-Minerals will have a certain density regardless of the size of the sample.
1-Hardness
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

what does all All minerals must have or be?

4- Definite chemical composition
what is a Definite chemical composition?
3- Crystal structure
2- Inorganic solid
Subtopic
1-Occur naturally in nature

What Minerals must be?

4- definite chemical composition
1-Always contains certain elements in the same proportion

2-Almost all minerals are compounds, (two or more different elements chemically joined).

3- Have a definite crystal structure
1- particles line up in a regular, repeating pattern.

2- flat sides called faces, that meet at sharp edges and corners

2- Solid
a) Have a fixed shape and volume

b)Never living-inorganic

1- Naturally occurring made from non- living things
Not man made
fossils & coal are made from living things that died so are not considered minerals