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Yes, it is a mineral because it shows up in the Periodic Table number 207.2
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What is the chemical makeup of a rock?
The rocks you see around you - the mountains, canyons & riverbeds, are all made of minerals. A rock is made up of 2 or more minerals. Think of a chocolate chip cookie as a rock. The cookie is made of flour, butter, sugar & chocolate. The cookie is like a rock and the flour, butter, sugar & chocolate are like minerals. You need minerals to make rocks, but you don't need rocks to make minerals. All rocks are made of minerals.
What is Galena or bauxite?
Galena is a mineral composed of lead sulfide, and the main ore of lead. Bauxite is a rock containing various amounts of aluminum minerals and is the main ore of aluminum.
Is pencil magnetic?
No. Also, "pencil lead" is not lead; it is almost always graphite (made of carbon)
Which is heavier lead or solder?
Lead. The densities of lead and tin are 11.34 g/cm^3 and ~7 g/cm^3, respectively. Lead solder is an alloy made of mostly lead and tin; a mixture of lead and tin will weigh less than 100% lead. Lead-free solders are made of tin, copper, silver, indium, bismuth, zinc, antimony, and other metals; none of these metals is heavier than lead. So, lead is the champion.
How did George Washington Carver have an impact on science?
He made a way to put minerals back into soil.
Why all rocks are made up of minerals but minerals are not made of rocks?
Well the rocks you find here on the surface are made up of many kinds of minerals, like when you see a certain type of rack that has small glass-like spots. Minerals are just mineral alone. A lump of lead is just only made up of lead, not anything else. Some minerals can be called rocks. Water is a mineral, but it is not a rock.
A bullet comes from what mineral?
Most bullets are made from two minerals: lead and copper.
Are all rocks made of minerals?
Yes, all rocks are made from minerals!Yes! Every rock is made up of minerals!
What minerals are mined for lead?
The main lead mineral is galena (PbS), which contains 86.6% lead
What are the 28 minerals that computers are made of?
Quartz, zinc, tin, copper, gold, aluminum, iron, nickel, cadmium, lead, tungsten . . .
What natural-made products does Argentina sell?
pampas, minerals, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron, oil and ,uranium and maganese
What are some Similar Minerals to Galena?
Any Lead Mineral, as well as Carbonate Minerals.
What are rock's made out of?
MINERALS
Is the golf club made out of minerals?
Yes they are made out of tons of minerals!
Do minerals have to be man made?
Minerals can not be man made. If it is than its not a mineral.
Is igneous rock made out of minerals?
No it is not. Sedimentary rocks are made of minerals.
What rocks are lead sulfite minerals isolated from?
Lead sulphite? Are you sure you don't mean lead sulphide or lead sulphate?
