The scientific term for minerals is "inorganic compounds with a fixed chemical composition and regular atomic structure."
The scientific name of galena is lead sulfide, represented as PbS. It is a common mineral that is the primary ore of lead.
Only organisms have scientific names. A rock is simply a rock unless it is made of a specific mineral.
The scientific name for ruby is corundum. It is a type of aluminum oxide mineral known for its red color due to traces of chromium.
The scientific name of beryl is 'beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate.' It is a mineral composed of beryllium, aluminum, and cyclosilicate.
The scientific name for a ruby is corundum. Rubies are a variety of the mineral corundum that get their red color from trace amounts of chromium present in the crystal structure.
The scientific name of galena is lead sulfide, represented as PbS. It is a common mineral that is the primary ore of lead.
Only organisms have scientific names. A rock is simply a rock unless it is made of a specific mineral.
A mineralogist studies mineralogy. An amateur mineralogist is called a rockhound.
The scientific name of beryl is 'beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate.' It is a mineral composed of beryllium, aluminum, and cyclosilicate.
That's about as scientific as it gets. The compound is also called "alumina", but that's not really its "scientific name".
Hematite In 1967 the state legislature approved Act no. 503 adopting red iron ore, with the scientific name of hematite as the state mineral.
Rock salt (scientific name as a mineral is halite) is a sedimentary or evaporite mineral. The chemical formula is NaCl. Classification after Strunz (8th ed.): 3/A.02-30 Classification after Dana: 9.1.1.1
Sugar is not a mineral
They all do. This is a scientific definition of a mineral: A mineral is a naturally occurring chemical compound, usually of crystalline form and abiogenic in origin.
The mineral in diamond is carbon.
The scientific name for chrysanthemums is Chrysanthemum spp.
Streak is the color of powder of a mineral on a porcelain plate.