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What are 5 Characteristics an earths material must have to be called a mineral?
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∙ 12y ago
For a material to be a mineral, it has to have these requirements: 1. It has to be a solid. 2. It has to be formed in nature. 3. It has to have a crystalline structure. 4. It has to have a definite chemical makeup. 5. It must be inorganic.
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Wiki User
∙ 12y agoFor a material to be a mineral, it has to have these requirements:
1. It has to be a solid.
2. It has to be formed in nature.
3. It has to have a crystalline structure.
4. It has to have a definite chemical makeup.
5. It must be inorganic.
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∙ 12y ago1.) Orderly internal structure of atoms-crystalline structure
2.) Naturally occurring
3.)Inorganic
4.) Solid
5.) Have a definite chemical composition
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Where in the earths crust must a mineral occur?
naturally
What mineral is stable at earths surface?
Many of them, quartz for instance.
What mineral accounts to 35 percent of the earths composition?
Silicon
What is is The layer of rock and mineral fragments produced by weathering and covering nearly all of earths land surface called?
Pospherous granite made of molten lava
Any of a group of rock forming minerals the most abudant in the earths crust?
The most abundant mineral group in the crust is the silicate mineral group.
The earths land area is covered by layer of mineral and decomposed organic material what is the term for this surface of material?
It is called soil.
What is molten material beneath earths surface called?
it is called magma.
What are mineral deposits beneath earths surface that are different from the surrounding rocks are called what?
These are called veins
Is the mineral group called silicates the most abundant in the earths crust?
Yes.
What molten material is beneath earths surface?
it is called magma.
What is the material at earths surface called?
Molten rock material on Earth's surface is called lava. When under Earth's surface it's called magma
What are some characteristics of earths oceans?
what are three characteristics of earth's ocean
Where in the earths crust must a mineral occur?
naturally
What is the common mineral group in Earths crust?
silicates
What is the main mineral the earths crust is made of?
water
What are some of the earths characteristics?
One of the characteristics are that it is the only planet that humans can survive on.
What mineral is stable at earths surface?
Many of them, quartz for instance.
