(Definition of âallotâ from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press)
In your own words, list the fve characterisTcs an Earth material must have in order to be considered a mineral. a Minerals Formed naturally b Inorganic c Solid substances such as ice d Minerals are crystalline substances. Atom are arranged in an orderly, repeTTve manner. e Minerals are chemical compounds 2.
There are five characteristics that an Earth material must possess in order to be considered a mineral. Although what the book says is generally correct, I prefer my way of stating these characteristics. Please learn the five characteristics of a mineral as stated below. For any earth material to be considered a mineral, it must exhibit ALL of the following characteristics: a. It must be naturally occurring. b. It must be inorganic (was never alive). c. It must be a solid. d. It must be crystalline; and all samples of the same mineral must have the same crystalline structure. e. It must possess a definite chemical composition; and different samples of the same mineral may vary in chemical composition only within specified narrow limits. Clarification of Terms