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The document defines the characteristics of minerals as: 1) Occurring naturally in the Earth's crust and not being man-made. 2) Being inorganic rather than organic materials formed from living things. 3) Always being a solid rather than a liquid or gas. 4) Having a definite chemical composition that may be a single element or combination of elements. 5) Having atoms arranged in a definite repeating pattern called a crystal.

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What Is A Mineral Notes

The document defines the characteristics of minerals as: 1) Occurring naturally in the Earth's crust and not being man-made. 2) Being inorganic rather than organic materials formed from living things. 3) Always being a solid rather than a liquid or gas. 4) Having a definite chemical composition that may be a single element or combination of elements. 5) Having atoms arranged in a definite repeating pattern called a crystal.

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Name __________________________

What is a mineral?
1) A mineral must occur ____________________ in the Earths 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 minerals 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

Answer Key

What is a mineral?
1) A mineral must occur naturally in the Earths crust. It cannot be a
manufactured or manmade item.
2) A mineral must be inorganic rather than organic. Organic materials
are formed from living things. Minerals must be made from materials
that were never living things.
3) A mineral is always a solid. Minerals cannot be liquids or gases.
4) A mineral has a definite chemical composition. Minerals may be
made of a single element. Some minerals are formed by compounds, or
combinations of two or more elements.
5) A minerals atoms are arranged in a definite pattern. This repeating
pattern is called a crystal.
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

Possible reasons for non-minerals:


Steel - manmade, no crystals
Wood - organic
Cement - manmade
Sugar - organic
Oxygen - gas
Glass - no crystals
Coal - organic

Ice may not be normally


thought of as a mineral;
however, it meets all
the characteristics.

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