Minerals

naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure and a definite chemical make-up (5 parts)

not man-made (1)

never living or came from something that was living (2)

atoms and molecules are compacted together (not true for water (3)

Dense(to make denser decrease heat & increase pressure) Medium Dense Least Dense( to make less dense increase heat & decrease pressure)

repeating pattern of atoms (halite-cube Mica-flat)

same throughout (not granite)

not true solid, liquid, or gas

pure substance that can not be broken down into a simpler substance (determined by number of protons- are on periodic table of elements)

simplest part of an element with the properties of that element

2 or more different atoms chemically combined

2 different elements that are chemically combine

a shorthand way to write a compound

what they are made of

silicon+oxygen

carbon+oxygen(non-silicate)(1)

sulfur+oxygen(non-silicate)(2)

oxygen+metal(rust(non-silicate))(3)

only 1 element(non-silicate)(4)

group1+group17(non-silicate)(5)

what they look like ( 7)

least reliable (can come in multiple or be multiple of this (most common))(1)

something there that shouldn’t be there

oxidations of metals(2)