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magz midterm
science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure, nonliving, solid, cyrstalline structure, formed in nature | mineral |
| a substance that cannot be seperated or broken down into a simpler substance by chemical means | element |
| a substance made up of atoms of two of more different elements joined by chemicl bonds | compound |
| a solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern | crystal |
| minerals that are composed of only one element EX. copper, gold, silver | native elements (nonsilicate) |
| are minerals that contain combinations of carbon and oxygen in their chemical structure | carbonates (nonsilicate) |
| are conpounds that form when fluorine,chlorine, iodine or bromine combine with sodium or potassium or calcium | halides (nonsilicate) |
| are commpounds that form when an element such as aluminum or iron combines chemically with oxygen | oxides (nonsilicate) |
| are minerals that contain sulfur and oxygen | sulfates (nonsilicate) |
| are minerals that contain oner or more elements such as lead iron or nickel combined with sulfur | sulfides (nonsilicate) |
| basic building block of manyh rocks | quartz (silicate) |
| minerals are the main coponent of most rocks on the earth's surface | feldspar (silicate) |
| minerals that seperate easily intio sheets whenthey break. EX biotite | mica (silicate) |
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