A: According to BBC, an endoskeleton is a bone structure located in the interior of an animal, and an exoskeleton is a bone structure located on the exterior of an animal. Each type of skeleton has unique advantages and disadvantages in helping the animal survive.
Minerals made of only one element are called NATIVE minerals (i.e., silver, gold, mercury, copper). Minerals composed of compounds are simply referred to as minerals (i.e., quartz, which is made up on silicon and oxygen).
hydrogen is the most abundant mineral in the universe even the elements that form your body such as carbon were made in the stars silica is made from silicon and oxygen granite is typically made of a combination of minerals such as quartz mica and feldsparthese minerals contain the elements potassium sodium aluminum iron magnesium oxygen and silicon some minerals such as copper cinnabar and blue lapis lazuli are colorfulven the elements that form your body such as carbon were made in the stars silica is made from silicon and oxygen granite is typically made of a combination of minerals such as quartz mica and feldspar these minerals contain the elements potassium sodium aluminum iron magnesium oxygen and silicon