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A mineral must be a naturally occurring, homogeneous solid with a defined chemical composition and a highly ordered atomic arrangement.
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Is oil is mineral?
No. By definition, a mineral must be a solid and have crystals
What is a way to identify minerals?
The scratch test, use a series of mineral with known hardness and scratch the mineral. From softest to hardest, and note where a scratch is made. You can also look for distinctive physical characteristics.
Can minerals be liquid or solid or gas?
Rocks are made of minerals. When rocks melt, the minerals become fluid or in a liquid state. Also, when a mineral turns to a liquid it no longer meets the expectaions required for it to be called a mineral.
Two minerals have the same color and luster what else could you use to identify the mineral?
Examples of mineral characteristics: - density - hardness - refractive index - chemical composition - magnetic properties - cleavage - crystal system - radioactivity
Which object can scratch calcite but not apatite?
On the Mohs mineral hardness scale, calcite is about a 3, and apatite is about a 5. So, whatever is at a hardness of 4 will scratch a 3 but not a 5. That mineral is fluorite.
5 characteristics of a mineral?
no
What four characterisitics must a substance have to be a mineral?
5 characteristics of a mineral are: 1. Has to be a solid 2. Has to be inorganic 3. Has to occur in nature 4. Has to have a definite chemical composition 5. Has to have a crystalline structure
Is coal a mineral coal?
no coal doesn't have the 5 characteristics of a rock
List the five characteristics a substance must have to be a mineral. Explain why coal and a glass marble are not minerals.?
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What are 5 Characteristics an earths material must have to be called a mineral?
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.
What characteristiscs do minerals have to have to be a mineral?
Minerals have to have these five characteristics. The five characteristics are solid, crystal structure, chemical composition, made by nature, and inorganic.Those are five characteristics a mineral are required to have to be a mineral.
What are the 5 characteristics of mineral?
Solid, specific chemical composition, crystalline structure, formed by nature, and inorganic.
Do some alien races have mineral-based characteristics?
Some alien races could have mineral based characteristics, if they exist.
Characteristics of a mineral to an ore mineral?
A mineral that is useful and economically viable to extract and purify is an ore.
What are the mineral characteristics?
ore,coal
What are the five characteristics of a rock that would make it a mineral?
Five physical characteristics of a mineral are: hardness, luster, diaphaneity, colour, and streak.
What must occur for a mineral to change into another mineral?
the mineral must melt ok honestly minerals must improve!
