for examples undamental components of rocks and have great it is horganic comportal diplicance to intalline,Therefore, geologists need set of characteristics to identily and describe what makes an object a mineral versus something systems (such as plantic. crytaline structure, sold naturally economy and can be expressed by a chemical formula Some matter looks very similar to minerals, but does not quite meet the ucture of example, consider glass and quartz. Both are transparent and can have similar appearance Glass does not have an orderly internal structure to silca atom are randonly aranged. Thus it is not a mineral. Quartz, however has an organized chemical structure of silica Part A - Mineral or Not Mineral In the list below indicate which of the items are minerals Select the two that apply. View Available Hint(s) Synthetic diamonds Quartz Granite Gold nugget Amber Charcoal Seawater

## Step 1<br />The problem asks us to identify which items from the given list are minerals. According to the definition provided, a mineral naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an ordered atomic arrangement.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />We need to apply this definition to each item in the list. <br /><br />## Step 3<br />Synthetic diamonds are not naturally occurring, so they do not meet the criteria for being a mineral.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />Quartz is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an ordered atomic arrangement it is a mineral.<br /><br />## Step 5<br />Granite is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an ordered atomic arrangement, so it is a mineral.<br /><br />## Step 6<br />Gold nuggets are naturally occurring, inorganic solids with a definite chemical composition and an ordered atomic arrangement, so they are minerals.<br /><br />## Step 7<br />Amber is not a mineral because it is organic, not inorganic.<br /><br />## Step 8<br />Charcoal is not a mineral because it is organic, not inorganic.<br /><br />## Step 9<br />Seawater is not a mineral because it is not a solid.