What is am mineral? Notes

What is a mineral?

Solid

Naturally occurring

Inorganic

Fixed composition

Crystal form

Minerals:
Gold
Topaz
Quartz
Talc
*Ice burg*
Diamonds

Non-Minerals:
Wood: Once living
Fossils: Once living
Bone: Living material
Granite: Intrusive igneous rock
Pearls: Made by oysters
Coal: Sedimentary rock
Rock salt: Sedimentary rock

Questions that you should ask yourself?

• Is it non-living material?
  
• Is it a solid?
• Is it formed in nature?
• Does it have a crystalline structure?
  

The definition of a mineral:
A mineral is a naturally formed inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure.