Gold and copper are native elemental minerals, pyrite (Fool's Gold) is a mineral, as is calcite, galena, chalcopyrite, quartz, actinolite, sulphur, feldspar, mica, tourmaline, corundum, epidote, fluorite, and diamond.
mineral salt
iron, magnesium
No. It is a carbohydrate. Salt would be an example of a mineral.
What is cleavage? Give an example of a mineral with this property.
What is cleavage? Give an example of a mineral with this property.
Mineral data
Coal would be one example.
An example of an inorganic mineral is quartz.
Calcite is an example of a carbonate mineral.
A metamorphic example would be a quartzite (such as the one at the base of the Cambrian in Scotland), a magmatic example would be a Anorthosite (such as that forming the sugar loaf mountain near Trondheim in Norway), a metamorphic example would be a mica schist such as that forming the rocks causing Murchison Falls in Uganda. The Chalk of the white cliffs of Dover would be another example... there are probably more.
Trace elements in a mineral can indeed affect its color and value. For example, the presence of chromium can give a mineral a red color, like in rubies. Additionally, certain rare trace elements can increase the value of a mineral due to their rarity and unique coloring effects.
Sharp sand is an example of a silicate mineral.