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Missouri State University
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GLG 332 | Mineralogy
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2022
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Chapter 1, Section 1: What is a Mineral? 1. What is a mineral? ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What four questions are asked to in order to determine if a substance is considered to be a mineral? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Match the correct definition with the correct term. Write the letter in the space provided. 3. ______ The smallest part of an element that has all the properties of that element a. crystal 4. ______ A substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by chemical means b. atom 5. ______ A substance made of two or more elements that have been chemically bonded c. element 6. ______ A solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern d. compound 7. ______ A mineral that is composed of only one element e. native element TWO GROUPS OF MINERALS 8. Minerals are divided into two groups based on their chemical composition. What are the two groups? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Minerals that contain silicon and oxygen are called ______________________. 10. Thinking Time! Based on what you have read about silicon minerals, why do you think so many minerals contain oxygen and silicon? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Which silicate minerals are the main component of most of Earth’s rocks? _______________________________ 12. Which silicate minerals separate easily into sheets when they break? ___________________________________ 13. What silicate mineral is the basic building block of many rocks? ________________________________________ Match the correct definition with the correct term. Write the letter in the space provided. 14. ______ minerals that contain sulfur and oxygen a. native elements 15. ______ copper, gold, and silver b. carbonates 16. ______ minerals that contain one or more elements like lead or iron combined with sulfur c. halides 17. ______ minerals that contain carbon and oxygen d. oxides 18. ______ minerals that form when an element such as aluminum or iron combine with oxygen e. sulfates 19. ______ minerals that are compounds containing fluorine, chlorine, iodine, or bromine f. sulfides

What is a Mineral

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