Alphabetical
mineral
[noun]
A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a specific chemical composition and characteristic crystal structure. Examples of minerals include quartz (SiO2), salt (also called halite, NaCl), and graphite (C). Rocks are formed of one or more minerals.
Appears in modules:
- Biodiversity I Definitions and patterns of diversity
- Charles Darwin I The Origin of Species
- Chemical Reactions Types of reactions and the laws that govern them
- Craig Lee Ice patch archaeologist
- Defining Minerals Composition and crystal structure
- Early Ideas about Matter From Democritus to Dalton
- History of Earth's Atmosphere I The origin of the modern atmosphere
- History of Earth's Atmosphere II The rise of atmospheric oxygen
- Identifying Minerals Characterizing minerals' physical properties
- Origins of Plate Tectonic Theory From early ideas to mapping the ocean floor
- Revolutionzining Medicine with Monoclonal Antibodies The work of César Milstein
- Scientific Controversy Development and resolution of controversies
- States of Matter Kinetic molecular theory and phase transitions
- Stoichiometry The proportional nature of chemical reactions
- Substances Pure substances and mixtures
- The Phosphorus Cycle Phosphates and fertilizer
- The Rock Cycle Uniformitarianism and recycling
- The Silicate Minerals The silica tetrahedron and Earth's most common minerals
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