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What mineral is the hardest known substance in the nature?
Diamond
Which substance is mineral containing largely of calcium carbonate?
Limestone is a mineral largely composed of calcium carbonate.
A mineral is classified as an ore as long as?
It is considered an ore as long as the locallized concentration of the mineral exceeds its crustal abondance.
What are the 4 questions used to tell if a substance is a mineral or not?
The four questions used to determine if a substance is a mineral are: Is it naturally occurring? Is it inorganic? Is it a solid? Does it have a specific chemical composition and a crystalline structure?
What hazardous substance is euphemistically referred to as mineral fiber?
Asbestos is the hazardous substance euphemistically referred to as mineral fiber. It is commonly found in building materials and can cause serious respiratory issues when airborne fibers are inhaled.
How Is coal a mineral?
Coal is not a mineral. A mineral is a solid non-organic substance. Coal is an organic substance.
What is the mineral substance in bone?
Hydroxylapatite is the mineral substance in bone. It is a calcium compound.
Is a mineral soft?
No, a mineral is a hard substance
Why do you not consider mineral oil a mineral?
To be a mineral, a substance must meet certain criteria. One of these is that the substance be solid. Mineral oil does not meet this requirement.
How might decide whether a given substance is a mineral?
how might you decide whether a given substance is a mineral
How might you decide whether a given substance is mineral?
how might you decide whether a given substance is a mineral
How might you decide whether given substance is mineral?
how might you decide whether a given substance is a mineral
What is an inorganic substance occurring naturally in the earth?
mineral... the answer is a mineral
Loretta finds a substance that she believes is a mineral The first thing she notices about this substance is that it is attracted to magnets Can this be a mineral?
No, being attracted to magnets is not a characteristic of minerals. Minerals are defined by their natural, inorganic solid structure with a specific chemical composition and ordered internal arrangement. Magnetism is a physical property that some minerals may exhibit, but it alone does not determine whether a substance is a mineral.
One requirement for a substance to be mineral is that the substance must be?
formed naturally
What is a defining trait of all minerals?
A mineral is a naturally occurring substance
What is a mineral-?
A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid substance, with a crystalline structure and a narrow range of chemical composition.
