1. MINERALS

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

3. COMPOUND

4. PURE SUBSTANCE THAT CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE ELEMENT

5. ELEMENT

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

7. ATOM

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

9. SILICATE

10. 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

11. NONSLILICATE

12. 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.

13. NATIVE MINERAL

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

15. COMPOUND MINERAL

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