Mineral Review Questions

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Because minerals do not come from once-living materials, they are said to be ___.

A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds.

Which of the following is an example of a mineral?

Talc is the softest mineral. The scale used to test hardness of minerals for identification is:

An inorganic crystalline solid is formed in a lab. Why is it not a mineral?

Water is not a mineral because...

Common physical properties of minerals include all of the following except __________.

It's the true color of the mineral in its powdered form...