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Minerals And Their Characteristics

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MINERALS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS

BY AVA ROSENTHAL
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IN ORDER TO BE A MINERAL IT HAS TO BE

SOLID-CRYSTAL STRUCTURE-INORGANIC-DEFINITE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION-NATURALLY OCCOURING
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SOLID

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This diamond is a solid

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This water is not a solid, it is a liquid

INORGANIC

SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T COME FROM SOMETHING ALIVE OR ONCE ALIVE
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This emerald is inorganic.

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Coal is not inorganic because it comes from the remains of animals

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NATURALLY OCCOURING

SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ARTIFICIALLY CREATED, BUT IS FOUND IN NATURE
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This topaz is naturally occurring

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This shoe is not

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE

IT HAS TO HAVE THE CRYSTAL PATTERN

This quartz has a CRYSTAL structure

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This stone does not have a CRYSTAL structure

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DEFINITE CHEMICAL COMPOUND

IT IS ALWAYS ONE COMBINATION OF CHEMICALS
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This gold has a definite chemical composition

Clothes do not have a definite chemical composition because they are made of multiple materials

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