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What is a mineral that has a box like shape because it consists of atoms that have a box like structure?
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Salt and limestone
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What is the cubic shape of a mineral is a result of?
The shape of a mineral depends on the chemical structure that the bonds form between atoms in the mineral. A cubic mineral (such as pyrite) has a chemical structure that, as bonds are made, a cubic shape is formed.
What is a physical characteristic determined by the arrangement of the atoms within the mineral?
A mineral crystal. Minerals form a crystalline structure.
An example of a mineral with a basic structure consisting of a single tetrahedra linked by atoms of other elements is?
Olivine
An example of a mineral that has a basic structure consisting of isolated tetrahedra linked by atoms of other elements is?
olivine
Which property of a mineral most directly results from the internal arrangements of its atoms?
crystal shape
How go you get the mineral amber?
Amber is not a mineral, because it has an organic origin and amorphous structure (no orderly internal arrangement of atoms).
The structure of silicon dioxide consists?
Of a network of atoms.
What determines the type of crystal structure in a mineral?
The internal arrangement of atoms.
What is the cubic shape of a mineral is a result of?
The shape of a mineral depends on the chemical structure that the bonds form between atoms in the mineral. A cubic mineral (such as pyrite) has a chemical structure that, as bonds are made, a cubic shape is formed.
A repeating pattern of atoms ions of molecules in a mineral is called a?
crystalline structure
A crystal structure is characteristic of what?
atomic packing arrangements of ions, atoms etc. A crystal structure is a characteristic of a mineral.
What is a physical characteristic determined by the arrangement of the atoms within the mineral?
A mineral crystal. Minerals form a crystalline structure.
What determines the density and specific gravity of a mineral?
The density and specific gravity of a mineral is caused by the arrangement of atoms in the crystalline structure and the elements of which the mineral is composed.
An example of a mineral with a basic structure consisting of a single tetrahedra linked by atoms of other elements is?
Olivine
An example of a mineral that has a basic structure consisting of isolated tetrahedra linked by atoms of other elements is?
olivine
What is a characteristic of a crystal?
atomic packing arrangements of ions, atoms etc. A crystal structure is a characteristic of a mineral.
Each mineral has a unique crystal shape because of the -?
Arangement of it's atoms.
