What Is A Mineral
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2Name __________________________
What is a mineral?
1) A mineral must occur ____________________ in the Earth’s crust. It cannot be a
manufactured or manmade item.
2) A mineral must be ________________ rather than organic. Organic materials are
formed from ____________ things. Minerals must be made from materials that were
never living things.
3) A mineral is always a _______________. Minerals cannot be liquids or gases.
4) A mineral has a ____________ ____________ _______________. Minerals may
be made of a single element. Some minerals are formed by compounds, or
combinations of two or more elements.
5) A mineral’s atoms are arranged in a definite _________________. This repeating
pattern is called a ______________.
Circle the items below that meet all five characteristics of a mineral.
Halite(salt)
Diamond
Ice
Steel
Coal
Sugar
Gold
Graphite
Silver
Cement
Wood
Copper
Oxygen
Sulfur
Glass
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