Are minerals formed from nature

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Updated: 8/20/2019

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What are the shared characteristics of all minerals?

All minerals are inorganic, solid, have a crystalized structure and are formed in nature.

What of the 5 characteristics of minerals?

Solid, specific chemical composition, crystalline structure, formed by nature, and inorganic.

Can minerals be formed in a laboratory?

Yes, minerals can be formed in a laboratory through processes such as precipitation from solution, crystallization from a melt, or solid-state reactions. Scientists can replicate the conditions that naturally lead to mineral formation to create them in a controlled environment.

What 2 minerals are both formed in nature made by carbon and are a solid but not have the same crystal like structure?

graphite and diamond

Suppose you have a sugar solution and let it evaporate leaving sugar crystals behind. Are these minerals?

No, because a sugar solution is not a mineral. It is a user friendly, hands-on method of explaining how minerals are formed in nature.

What is formed first rocks or minerals?

Minerals are formed first then rocks

What different alloy and metal?

metals are existing in nature and these are formed by minerals over a period of time while alloys are combination of different metals.

Why is a inorganic crystalline that is formed in a lab not a mineral?

Minerals are, by definition, found in nature. Thus anything artificially produced in a laboratory is not a mineral, even if it is exactly the same substance as that found in nature. For example, rubies are found in nature as well as being produced artificially, but the artificial ones are not minerals.

Minerals that are formed by magma are formed by what?

Crystallization

What are rocks formed from melted minerals?

igneous rocks- rocks that are formed from melted minerals. ore-a rock that has a large amount of minerals.

Are minerals formed from magma?

Minerals are formed from magma when the lava cools and hardens to produce a solid

What can minerals tell you about a rock?

Its age, how it was formed, and where it was formed

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