Mineral (geología)

The video tutorial explains that minerals have a crystalline form and are generated by geological processes. Unlike rocks, minerals have a precise chemical composition. Examples include quartz, made of silicon dioxide, graphite, which is pure carbon, and gypsum, known as calcium sulphate dihydrate.

What distinguishes minerals from rocks?

Can you name an example of a mineral and describe its composition?

What is the chemical composition of quartz?

What is graphite primarily made of?

What is gypsum chemically known as?