Minerals Study Guide

The five criteria that classifies what is a mineral:

A solid with a geometric structured pattern

• Mineral

• Crystal

• Atom

• Element

Earth is composed of ​ ​ ​​ (a)   minerals within its crust.​

• 3000
• 400
• 8
• 10
• 3251

Structure of a mineral is often shown through:

• Color

• Shape

• Fracture

• Streak

Inorganic means:

• Alive and Well

• How atoms are arranged

• Elements that go into a minreal

• Not living

The atoms in minerals are

• loosely packed

• tightly packed

• not packed

These minerals are single element minerals.

• Quartz

• Copper

• Zinc

• Diamond

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Minerals are formed by _________ quartz is an example of this.

• Elements

• compounds

• atoms

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How many minerals are considered rock forming minerals?

• 200

• 8-10

• 12-15

• 200-250

Two ways minerals form?

• Magma

• Minerals

• Water

• Solution