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Final Review Packet
Question | Answer |
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mineral | a naturally occurring inorganic solid that has a definite chemical composition and a characteristic crystalline structure |
4 basic characteristics of minerals | natural inorganic crystalline structure definite chemical composition |
96% of the earth is | silicates |
4% of earth is | nonsilicates |
silicate | minerals that contain a combo of silicon and oxygen |
6 non-silicates | native elements carbonates halides oxides sulfates sulfides |
native elements | made up of 1 element |
carbonates | contain combos of carbon and oxygen |
halides | inorganic minerals that contain combos of fluorine chlorine iodine or bromine with sodium potassium or calcium |