Earth Science - Minerals

The building blocks of rocks.

Is created by planet Earth itself through geological processes.

• Solid

• Naturally Occuring

• Inorganic

• Definite Chemical Formula

• Ordered Internal Structure

Pure substance: must have a fixed chemical formula made from different specific elements.

• Solid

• Naturally Occurring

• Inorganic

• Definite Chemical Formula

• Ordered Internal Structure

5 Characteristics of Minerals

Substance must exist as a solid under normal conditions on earth.

• Solid

• Naturally Occuring

• Inorganic

• Definite Chemical Formula

• Ordered Internal Structure

Atoms must be arranged in a systematic and orderly structure.
The structure forms shapes and figures.

• Solid

• Naturally Occurring

• Inorganic

• Definite Chemical Formula

• Ordered Internal Structure

Is not made of and not coming from living things.

• Solid

• Naturally Occuring

• Inorganic

• Definite Chemical Formula

• Ordered Internal Structure

Metal Element + Sulfide (S2)

What Elements Minerals are made of

Silicon (Si) + Oxygen (O)

Metal Element + Oxygen

Metal Element + Carbonate (CO3)