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Chapter 9.1 Minerals
Minerals Vocabulary Ch 9.1 GHS Earth Science
Question | Answer |
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Mineral | Natural, inorganic, crystalline solid |
Rock-forming minerals | 20 common minerals that form the rocks of the earth's crust |
Inorganic substance | Not made up of living things or the remains of living things |
Silicate minerals | Contain atoms of silicon and oxygen; make up 96% of the earth's crust |
Nonsilicate minerals | Do not contain silicon; make up 4% of earth's crust |
Crystal | A natural solid with a definite shape; characterized by a specific geometric arrangement |
Silicon-oxygen tetrahedron | Building block of silicate minerals; 4 oxygen atoms and 1 silicon atom in the center |