simply an element
A mineral is defined as a compound having a fixed chemical composition ... Thus an element is not a mineral.
A mineral that is made up of only one element is called a native element. Examples include gold, silver, and diamond.
An Element
Gold, Diamond
IT IS A MINERAL MADE OF ONLY 1 ELEMENT
It's called an elemental mineral, like diamond (crystallized carbon) or gold.
native element
It's called an elemental mineral, like diamond (crystallized carbon) or gold.
An element.
An element is a pure substance made up of only one type of atom, while a mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a specific chemical composition and crystal structure.
A substance made up of only one kind of atom is an element.
a non silicate mineral because the only element in it is carbon not oxygen or silicon