MINERALS

INORGANIC ( NOT LIVING) SOLIDS HAVE A CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE FOUND IN NATURE

COMPOUND

PURE SUBSTANCE THAT CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE ELEMENT

ELEMENT

PURE SUBSTANCE CONSISTING OF ITS OWN ATOMS. CANNOT BE DIVIDED INTO A SIMPLER SUBSTANCE.

ATOM

THE SMALLEST PART OF AN ELEMENT. CANNONT BE DIVIDED INTO A SIMPLER SUBSTANCE.

SILICATE

ONE OF TWO MAJOR MINERAL GROUPS 90% OF EARTH’S CRUST MINERALS THAT CONTAIN OXYGEN, SILICON AND OTHER ELEMENTS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SILICATES. INCLUDES: GYPSUM, MICA, FELDSPAR

NONSLILICATE

NON-SILICATE ONE OF TWO MAJOR MINERAL GROUPS INCLUDE 10% OF EARTH’S CRUST NONSILICATES DO NOT CONTAIN A COMBINATION OF SILICON AND OXYGEN NATIVE MINERALS, SULFATES, SULFIDES, CARBONATES, ETC.

NATIVE MINERAL

A MINERAL THAT CONTAINS ONLY ONE ELEMENT CARBON IS THE ONLY ELEMENT IN DIAMONDS.

COMPOUND MINERAL

MINERAL CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE ELEMENT SALT OR HALITE CONTAINS BOTH Na and Cl