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How do you determine if something is a mineral?
Look if is solid, is it formed in nature.
A solid mineral that is formed in nature and has particles in a reppeeting pattern?
Crystal
What is a solid formed in nature with a definite chemical makeup and a crystal structure?
mineral
How the mineral halite and talc are formed in nature?
they form with a solid and metamorphic rock slowly
Is oil a mineral?
Oil does not meet the definition of a mineral, i.e., a solid, definite chemical formula, formed by nature, with a crystalline structure.
What does not define a mineral?
anything as long as it is not one of the four statements that define an mineral. -formed in nature - chemical makeup -cyrstal stucture -solid
Is a mineral a nonliving substance formed in nature yes or no?
A mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a crystalline structure and a definite range of chemical formulas.
Which of these is not a true mineral?
Glass is not a true mineral. Although it is solid and formed in nature, it does not have a consistent chemical composition or crystal structure, which are defining characteristics of minerals.
What Has a repeating pattern?
Nonliving, solid material formed in nature with particles arranged in a repeating pattern is a mineral. Atoms of a mineral are arranged in a repeating pattern to form a solid that is called a crystal.
Is lab formed emerald a mineral?
It is not a mineral
Is a coral reef formed by animal or mineral or both?
coral reefs are formed from mineral.
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.
