1. Minerals are defined as being: a. Naturally occurring (not man-made), b. Soli
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1. Minerals are defined as being: a. Naturally occurring (not man-made), b. Solid (not liquid or a gas), c. Inorganic (not composed of once living things), d. Possessing a definite crystalline structure, and e. with a definite chemical composition. In the list below, determine which of the following can be classified as a mineral. Be sure to give a reason for or against each choice:water
beach sand
diamond
wood
vitamin pill
gold nugget
fishbone
emerald
metamorphic rocks
coal
ice in the ice cube tray in your freezer
ice found in an Alaskan glacier
granite
Explanation / Answer
water - Not crystalline wood - Not Inorganic (obtained from plants) vitamin pill - Not naturally occurring fishbone - Not Inorganic coal - Not Inorganic ice in the ice cube tray in your freezer - Not naturally occurring (Man made) Rest of the given namely, beach sand diamond gold nugget emerald metamorphic rocks ice found in an Alaskan glacier granite are minerals as they satisfy the four clauses that define the word 'Minerals'
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