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What is mineral composition?
Each known mineral has a specific chemical composition.
Why is the chemical composition of a mineral important?
The chemical composition of a mineral is important because it tells what the mineral is.
What does it mean to say that a mineral has a definite chemical composition?
it means that the chemical build up of the mineral never changes
What is the mineral composition of evaporite?
Several minerals are evaporites, and therefore, there is not just one mineral composition but a different one for each mineral.
What properties of mineral depend on its chemical composition?
ALL of the properties of a mineral depend on it's chemical composition.
What is mineral composition?
Each known mineral has a specific chemical composition.
What mineral composition?
Each known mineral has a specific chemical composition.
Why is the chemical composition of a mineral important?
The chemical composition of a mineral is important because it tells what the mineral is.
What does it mean to say that a mineral has a definite chemical composition?
it means that the chemical build up of the mineral never changes
What does chemical composition of a mineral mean?
Chemical composition refers to the elements and their proportions in that mineral. For instance, table salt has equal parts sodium and chlorine. Its chemical composition is NaCl. Or, quartz is one part silicon and two parts oxygen. Its chemical composition is SiO2.
What property of a mineral is determined by its chemical composition?
The color of a mineral sample is determined by its chemical composition
What is the mineral composition of marble?
the composition of luster is limstone
What is the mineral composition of evaporite?
Several minerals are evaporites, and therefore, there is not just one mineral composition but a different one for each mineral.
What properties of mineral depend on its chemical composition?
ALL of the properties of a mineral depend on it's chemical composition.
What is the mineral composition of precambrian?
The Precambrian is a geological age, not a mineral.
What is the mineral composition of pyrite?
Pyrite is composed of the mineral pyrite.
What is the mineral composition of granite?
the mineral composition of granite isfeldspar,diamond,talc,chalk and other plutonic rocks
