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Nutritionists use the term macromineral to describe the minerals your body needs in large amounts, such as calcium and magnesium. Minerals needed in only small amounts, generally less than 20 milligrams per day, are called trace minerals.
Iron, Zinc, Manganese, Copper, Fluoride, Molybdenum, Iodine, Chromium and Selenium are trace minerals.
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∙ 9y agoTrace Minerals are a number of minerals that are not commonly found in foods. They are taken as a liquid supplement to a diet.
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What characteristic of a mineral?
rough, sharp
Which of the followimg is not a main characteristic of a mineral?
Man-made
Which is not an essential characteristic of any mineral?
It's wind.
Is mineral ice a mineral?
Ice meets the criteria that define a mineral: solid, crystalline structure, definite chemical formula, naturally occuring, and inorganic. Ice is recognized as a mineral by the International Mineralogy Association.
Certain minerals usually break along flat surfaces while other minerals break unevenly the characteristic is due to the?
cleavege of the mineral
Is luster a characteristic of a rock?
In geology, luster refers to the appearance of a mineral in respect to the reflection of light. Luster is not a term used to define the appearance of rock.
What is a characteristic property of the mineral pyrite?
The characteristic property of the mineral pyrite is sand it is very shiny
What is the most unreliable characteristic of a mineral?
Color, due to the effects of impurities, is the least reliable identifying mineral characteristic.
What characteristic of a mineral?
rough, sharp
What is the characteristic of a mineral that is revealed by testing what substances can scratch it and what the mineral can scratch?
it is hardness
Which mineral is an ore of iron and has a characteristic of reddish brown streak?
The mineral is hematite.
What is an accessory mineral?
An accessory mineral is a mineral present in small amounts in a rock, but not considered to be characteristic of the rock.
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
What is mineral ion?
ions that plants need for supprt and growth
Which is the number of characteristic that define a living thing?
4
Which is characteristic of a mineral?
It must be naturally occurring and crystalline.
A sometimes misleading characteristic when identifying a mineral?
color
