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This is a chemical element as gold or platinum.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 12y agoif it cannot be broken down, it is technically an element, no matter what other details.
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∙ 9y agonative element
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∙ 12y agoGold, Diamond
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∙ 14y agoIt is called an elemental mineral.
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∙ 11y agouni element
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∙ 9y agoNo
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How is a native mineral different from most other materials?
A native mineral is composed of atoms of a single element, like gold, copper, and silver. Most minerals are composed of two or more elements.
Is definite chemical composition a characteristic of minerals?
Yes, it can. Aluminum oxide, saphires or rubys are all the same mineral. Just with minor elemental differences.
Is nicotine an element or compound?
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Is Halite a native mineral?
No. The definition of a native mineral is described as, among other criterion, a natural occurring mineral consisting of a single element. Halite would not fit this definition as it is a mineral containing sodium and chloride.
Minerals like all matter are composed of elements?
All matter is composed of either a single element or a number of elements, minerals, people, stars, fish and clouds included.
AETVNI - A mineral composed of a single element?
native
Is diamond composed of a single element?
Diamond is composed of carbon -- a single element. Quartz is the second most abundant mineral on earth.Quartz is formed from silicone, in fact silicon-oxygen tetrahedra. Quartz then, is composed of two elements.
How is a native mineral different from most other materials?
A native mineral is composed of atoms of a single element, like gold, copper, and silver. Most minerals are composed of two or more elements.
Is gold a single element mineral?
yes
What is in a mineral?
A mineral may consist of a single element, but most often contains two or more elements. Gold--single element mineral. Calcite--made up of calcium, carbon and oxygen.
Every element is composed of what?
A single type of atoms.
What is the definition of monomineralic?
Of a rock, composed entirely or principally of a single mineral.
What mineral contains atoms of a single element?
For example graphite.
Is brick a mineral?
Although they usually traces of metals--like iron--in the clay they're made fro brick are not made of metal. However as bricks are not composed of any single element but of compounds, they cannot properly be called nonmetals.
Minerals that have atoms of single elements?
Diamond is composed entirely of carbon, or at least would be if there were no contaminants.
Is definite chemical composition a characteristic of minerals?
Yes, it can. Aluminum oxide, saphires or rubys are all the same mineral. Just with minor elemental differences.
Elements are composed of what type of atoms?
A single type of atom. Which is the definition of an element
