Wednesday, November 16, 2011

What are minerals?

Check out this vodcast when you're ready.
What is a Mineral?
Then complete this blog response:
What are the 4 Things a Mineral Must Be?
What are the 2 main classes of minerals?
What is 1 tough concept having to do with minerals?

29 comments:

Riley f said...

The 4 things that a mineral needs to b is:
1) Naturally formed
2) Inorganic
3) A definite crystalline structure
4) Has to be solid
The two groups of minerals are silicates and nonsilicates.
I don't find a tough concept in this.

Sarah said...

--Solids
--Naturally Made
--Nonliving
--Crystalline

--Silicates
--Nonsilicates

We wouldn't be alive without minerals.. Soil, Hardware, ect.

Mariah H. said...

4 things a mineral must be...
1.A nonliving material
2.A solid
3.Has a crystalline structure
4.Naturally formed
2 groups of Minerals...
1.Silicate Minerals
2.Nonsilicate Minerals
1 concept...
The shape of minerals are defined by the arrangement of atoms.

Anonymous said...

1:)A solid
2:)A nonliving organic organism
3:)A Has a crystalline structure
4:)A naturally formed item

1:) Silicate
2:) Non silicate

Concpet:)Everything is crystal clear becuase crystals are minerals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Matt Fossell said...

4 things a mineral must be...
1. Solid
2. Nonliving
3. Found in nature
4. Definite chrystalline shape
2 groups of minerals...
1. Silicates
2. Nonsilicates
1 concept...
There really isn't a tough concept, just the shape of the atoms and their arrangement.

KRISTIN & MALIA said...

1 SOLID
2 NONLIVING
3 HAVE A CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE
AND....
4 MADE IN NATURE (NOT A LAB)

1 SILICATES
2 NONSILICATES

1 NATURALLY MADE THINGS (MINERALS) FORM MANMADE THINGS (BATTERIES, ELECTRONICS, ETC.)

Neil L said...

Minerals must be a solid nonliving crystaline and formed in nature.
There are silicates and nonsilicates. What shape the crystals need to be to make gems

Nick R. said...

The four a mineral needs to be is
1Inorganic
2 Naturally formed
3 A solid
4 Crystalline structure
The two groups of minerals are silicates and non silicates.
I find nothin difficult.

brookynn mccaulley said...

4 things a mineral must have:
1. a solid
2. nonliving material
3. naturally formed
4. crystalline structure

2 groups of minerals:
-silicate minerals
-nonsilicate minerals

tough concept:
- It's hard for me to understand how minerals can harden enough to become a rock.

Ryan B said...

4 things a mineral must be:
1)Solid
2)Nonliving
3)Have a definite crystalline structure
4)Found in nature

2 groups of minerals:
1)Silicate
2)Nonsilicate

1 tough concept:
1)Nonsilicates do not contain a combination of silicon and oxygen, but the mineral still can contain the element oxygen.

Nick L. said...

-solid
-non living
-have a definate crystlline structure
-is naturally formed
2 main classes of minerals:
-silicate
-nonsilicate
1 tough concept:
-nonsilicates contain no oxygen but still can contain oxygen.

Jessica S. said...

4 THINGS A MINERAL MUST BE:
A. NATURALLY FORMED
B. INORGANIC
C. SOLID
D. DEFINATE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
2 GROUPS OF MINERALS:
A. SULFATES
B. SULFIDES
1 TOUGH CONCEPT:
UNDERSTANDING WHICH GROUP OF MINERALS THE EXAMPLES FIT IN.

Sean p said...

4 things a minerals must be:
1.naturally formed. 2.inorganic 3.solid 4.has a crystalline structure.
2 groups of minerals:
1. Silicate 2. Non silicate
1 though concept:
That -ate means it's mixed With oxygen but oxides are too.

AlyssaW,KaylieA,JamieS said...

1.nonliving
2.found in nature
3.solid
4.definite crystalline structure
Two groups are silicates and non silicates

Taylor And Rylee said...

4 things a mineral must be is:
1. must be nonliving.
2. can't be made of gases or liquids.
3. naturally formed.
4. and has a crstaline structure
2. groups of minerals are. Silicate and Nonslicate
The shape of minerals are defined by the arrangement of atoms in the mineral.

Walker Duehr, Nathan Durfee said...

4 things a mineral must be is:
1. Must be nonliving
2. Naturally formed
3. Can't be a gas or liquid
4. Has to have a crystalline structure
2 groups of minerals are: silicate and non silicate.
The shapes of the minerals are arranged by the number of atoms in the minerals.

Cierra V. and Hannah G. said...

4 things a mineral must be
1) non-living
2) solid
3) found in the nature
4) inorganic

2 groups of mineral
1) Silicate
2) non silicate

1 tough concept
1) crystal clear....caus crystals are a mineral!!

The 3 Amigas::: said...

Allie, Emily, and Makiah said...
4 things a mineral must be:nonliving, solid, has a crystalline structure, and must be formed in nature.
2 groups of minerals are:
silicate and nonsilicate
Understanding how to classify minerals by traits like color, streak, fracture & clevage, luster, etc.

Kailey paulson and Emily hlebichuk said...

A nonliving material a solid formed in nature and has a crystalline structure
Silicate and nonsillicate
It's hard for us to understand how he streak work because its one color but the streak is a different

Caitlin the beast jeffcoaf said...

A crystalline struture b solid c inorganic d found in nature 1 silicate 2non silicate concept how classifying them makes sence.

Maddi and Kristina Pd 4 said...

4 things a mineral must be:
1.naturally formed
2.in-organic
3.solid
4.crystalline
2 groups of minerals
1.silicate
2.non-silicate
1 tough concept
Tina-understanding the mineral classes
Maddi-Understanding fracture

Brady Kafka said...

1. Is naturally Naturally formed
2. Is Inorganic
3. Has a definite crystalline structure
4. Has to be a solid

Two Groups:
1. Silicates
2. Nonsilicates.

Concept:
How a crystalline structure forms.

Jocie Behm, Bailey Zimmerman said...

1.Solid
2.Found in nature
3.Nonliving
4.Defining Crystaline Structure
Two groups of minerals
1.Silicate
2.Nonsilicate
1.There is not a tough concept I get what the minerals and rocks are.

Erika W. :) said...

the 4 types of minerials are...

~> soild

~> nonliving

~> found in nature

~> definite crystalline strecture

the 2 groups of minarals are...

~> silicates

~> nonsilicates

one tough concept..

~> how a crystalline sturure form.

Jordan St John said...

1.cant be man made
2.it has to be solid not liquid
3.it has to be inorganic
4.crystalline

1.silicates
2.nonsilicates

1.diamonds and crystals

Veronica W said...

Naturally formed, solid, inorganic, and must have a definite crystalline shape.
Silicate minerals and non silicate minerals

Tevin and Chase E said...

1 naturally formed
Inorganic
A solid
And has a definite crystalline structure
2 silicate
Non silicate
3 the classes of minerals

Joey J said...

Natural
solid
Crystal
nonliving

Silicate and nonsilicate

Crystals and diamonds

Taylo Hambrick is boss said...

4 things a mineral must be:

~* solid
~* natural
~* nonliving
~* crystalline structure

2 groups of minerals:

~* silicates
~* nonsilicates

1 tough concept:

~* how a crystalline structure is formed

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