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Minerals are the building blocks of rocks. They are non-living, solid, and, like all matter, are made of atoms of elements. There are many different types of minerals and each type is made of particular groups of atoms. Different types of minerals have different crystal shapes.
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Is felsite a mineral?
No, "felsite" is not a mineral. Perhaps you mean feldspar?
What does it mean what when you call a mineral inorganic?
An inorganic mineral does not contain any Carbon
Is density a given mineral that can have varying densities?
Not exactly sure what you mean...do you mean "true or false: a given mineral can have varying densities?" If you do mean that, than the answer is true.
What does it mean when a mineral can scratch another mineral?
When a mineral can scratch another mineral, it means that the mineral is harder than the mineral it can scratch. Hardness is a measure of a mineral's resistance to being scratched, with the Mohs scale commonly used to rank minerals based on their hardness.
What does the special properties of a mineral mean?
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What does it mean when a mineral has a specific gravity of 4.0?
A specific gravity of 4.0 for a mineral means that a given volume of the mineral has 4.0 times the mass of the same volume of water.
How come si04 is not a non silicate mineral?
SiO4 is not a mineral. Do you perhaps mean SiO2, the common silicate called quartz?
When geologist say that a mineral always contains certain elements in the definite proportions they mean that the mineral has a definite?
A chemical formula.
What does it mean to say a mineral is organic?
An organic mineral is of biogenic origin; for example petroleum can be considered an organic liquid mineral. For other organic minerals see the link below.
What does the medical abbreviation BMD mean?
bone mineral density
What does amber mean in spanish?
ámbar (the mineral). ambar(the color)
What does luster mean in minerals?
Essentially it means how shiny the mineral is
