Which one of the following statements concerning minerals is not true?
A) Each mineral has crystals of a distinctive shape.
B) Minerals are crystalline solids.
C) Minerals have specific chemical compositions.
D) Most of the known minerals are common in nature.
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Q13: A mineral never found in igneous rocks
Q14: The dark-colored silicate minerals all contain
A) iron.
B)
Q15: The two most abundant elements in the
Q16: The light-colored silicate minerals all contain
A) iron.
B)
Q17: Below a thin sedimentary layer, the ocean
Q19: The clay minerals occur in the form
Q20: The metamorphosis of shale may produce
A) marble.
B)
Q21: The volume of the earth's core is
A)
Q22: The majority of surface rocks are
A) sedimentary.
B)
Q23: Each step of 1 on the Richter
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