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Q: An item that is solid like a mineral has definite chemical composition and shows distinctive physical properties but is not naturally occurring?
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Which material has definite properties and definite chemical composition?

Minerals have a definite chemical composition, are solid, are inorganic, are naturally occurring, and have a crystalline structure.


What are all of the properties of minerals?

A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid substance, with a crystalline structure and a narrow range of chemical composition.


What are the properties of all minerals today?

A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid substance, with a crystalline structure and a narrow range of chemical composition.


A naturally occurring solid with a definite structure and composition?

A Mineral.


A naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite structure and composition?

A Mineral


What is a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite structure and composition?

Mineral.


What is naturally occurring inorganic solid with a crystal structure and characteristic chemical composition?

That's a definition of "mineral". Minerals include lots of different things, from calcium to iron to quartz.


What is a mi mineraloid?

It is important to distinguish between a mineral and a mineraloid. A mineral is an inorganic, naturally occurring substance that has a characteristic chemical composition, distinctive physical properties, and solid crystalline structure (an order 3 dimensional arrangement of atoms or molecules). If it does not have this solid crystalline structure, it is not a true mineral and is therefore a "mineraloid."


What is a naturally occurring homogeneous substance with a definite chemical composition and structure?

This is a mineral.


What is a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite structure and composition is called?

A mineral


36 A naturally occurring solid inorganic substance with a definite chemical composition?

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What are minerlas in geology?

A mineral is a naturally occurring solid chemical substance that is formed through geological processes and that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties.