1. By Liz LaRosa 5 th Grade Science www.middleschoolscience.comwww.middleschoolscience.com 2009

2. S olid Cannot be a liquid or a gas N aturally Occurring Found in nature, not man-made I norganic Is not alive and never was, non-living F ixed composition Has a chemical formula, most are formed from compounds of two or more elements, some minerals consist of one element ex. Au C rystal Form A definite structure in which atoms are arranged

3. Is it non-living material? Is it a solid? Is it formed in nature? Does it have a crystalline structure?

5. Gold

6. Fossil

7. Topaz

8. Bones

9. Granite

10. Quartz

11. Pearls

12. Talc

13. Icebergs

14. Diamond

15. Coal

16. Rock Salt

17. Minerals a) Gold b) Topaz c) Quartz d) Talc e) Iceberg* f) Diamonds Non-Minerals a) Wood - once living b) Fossils – once living c) Bone - living material d) Granite - intrusive igneous rock e) Pearls – made by oysters f) Coal - Sedimentary rock g) Rock Salt – Sedimentary rock According to IMA – ice is listed as a mineralIMA

18. A mineral is a naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure.