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What are The requirements of a mineral |
They are Naturally occurring, Inorganic, Ordered internal molecular structure, Definite chemical composition, and solid |
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It is a solid aggregate of minerals |
What is rock |
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This rock has the minerals hornblende, Quartz, and Feldspar |
What is Granite |
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Smallest particles of matter it Retain all the characteristics of an element |
What is atom |
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Basic building blocks of minerals and are arranged in the periodic table |
What is Elements |
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The central region of an Element |
What is nucleus |
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A term Atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons until they have eight valence electrons |
What is the octet rule |
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______ form bonds under the temperature and pressure conditions that occur on Earth |
what is Elements |
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the transfer or sharing of electrons that results in a full valence shell |
what is chemical bond |
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sum of neutrons + protons in an atom |
What is the mass number |
