Question

test date: lithosphere rock and mineral test review
objective #1 - state the five things a mineral must be to be a mineral
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Explanation:

A mineral must be naturally occurring (not man - made), inorganic (not from living things), solid (definite shape and volume), have a definite chemical composition (specific elements in specific ratios), and have an ordered internal structure (atoms arranged in a pattern).

Answer:

1. Naturally occurring
2. Inorganic
3. Solid
4. Definite chemical composition
5. Ordered internal structure