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Notes: Characteristics of Minerals The 5 Characteristics of a Mineral 1._____________________________ 4.______________________________ 2._____________________________ 5.______________________________ 3._____________________________ 1. Naturally Formed- ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Hint: Naturally formed= found in _____________. Examples of Naturally Formed Examples of Man-Made 2. Inorganic- ________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Hint: Think living things have ___________; things that are _____ ______________ do not (_______________). Examples of Inorganic Examples of Organic 3. Solid- ___________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 4. Crystalline Structure- _____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ a. Crystals are solid, ______________ forms produced by a ____________ ______________of atoms or molecules that are present throughout the mineral. b. A crystals shape is determined by _____________________________ _______________________________________________________________. c. All __________________ can be __________________________________ according to _________________________________________________. Ex. Of Crystalline Structure for Gold 5. Definite Chemical Composition- _____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________. Ex. NaCl (salt) What makes up a Mineral? • A mineral is____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________. • Minerals may be either _______________ or ___________________. • Elements are___________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________. • A Compound is a______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________. Element Example Compound Example Native Elements • A few minerals, such as _____________ and __________, are ____________________________________________________________________. • __________________ element: a mineral that is ________________ ___________________________________________________________. • Native elements are used in _______________________, and _____________________________________________. Two Groups of Minerals • Minerals are divided into _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________. 1. Silicate minerals 2. Nonsilicate minerals 1. _________________ minerals are minerals that contain _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________. a. Ex: ___________, ________________, ____________ b. Must have both _________________ (____) and ___________________ (____). c. Silicon and oxygen might be combined with other elements too. d. Make up over _________% of the Earth’s ___________. e. Circle the Examples of Silicate Minerals 2. Nonsilicate minerals are minerals that __________________________ ______________________________________________________________. a. Examples: i. _____________ metals: gold, silver, and _______________ ii. __________ metals: _________, aluminum and _________ iii. ________________ __________: diamond and ruby. iv. b. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________. c. Might not have _____________________ or __________________ at all. d. Make up ____________ ________% of Earth’s _____________. Circle the examples of non-silicate minerals. Conclusion: __________________________________ make up minerals. __________________________________ make up rocks.