Use the following terms to create a concept map: mineral, crystal, silicate mineral, nonsilicate mineral, ring silicate, framework silicate, singlechain silicate, and silicon-oxygen tetrahedron.

** Applying Ideas** Gold is an inorganic substance that forms naturally in Earth's crust. Gold is also a solid and has a definite chemical composition. Is gold a mineral? Explain your answer.

Describe seven physical properties that help distinguish one mineral from another.

Each of the following statements describes a silicate mineral or mineral group. In each case, provide the appropriate name:

The most common light-colored member of the mica family

Each of the following statements describes a silicate mineral or mineral group . In each case , provide the appropriate name. a. The most common member of the arnphibole group b. The most common light-colored member of the mica family c. The only common silicate mineral made entirely of silicon and oxygen d. A silicate mjneral with a name that is based on its color e. A silicate mineral that is characterized by striations f. A silicate mineral that originates as a product of chemical weathering

Each of the following statements describes a silicate mineral or mineral group. In each case, provide the appropriate name:
a. The most common member of the amphibole group
b. The most common light-colored member of the mica family
c. The only common silicate mineral made entirely of silicon and oxygen
d. A silicate mineral with a name that is based on its color
e. A silicate mineral that is characterized by striations
f. A silicate mineral that originates as a product of chemical weathering

** Explain** why nonsilicate minerals have a wider variety of crystalline structures than silicate minerals do.

Describe the six main crystalline structures of silicate minerals.

** Name** six types of nonsilicate minerals.

Identify the two elements that are in all silicate minerals.

Compare the two main groups of minerals.

Summarize the characteristics that are necessary to classify a substance as a mineral.

Which pair of minerals is most common in detrital (clastic) sedimentary rocks?

A. quartz and olivine

B. calcite and clay

C. halite and feldspar

D. clay minerals and quartz

E. dolomite and gypsum

Which of these minerals can scratch the others? (1) galena (2) pyroxene (3) hematite (4) garnet