a) snow flake
b) salt crystal in salt mine
c) sugar
d) quartz grain in granite
2006-08-28 06:54:48 · 12 answers · asked by christianjameling 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Sugar is the one that is not a mineral, it is an organic compound. Minerals are naturally occuring inorganic substances.
Krishna
2006-08-28 07:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by Novice 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I remember this question in geology class. The answer is certainly c however we were taught that ice is sometimes a mineral such as when it forms in certain caves. I wouldn't have thought a snow flake would have fit the definition. Anyway wikipedia has the following definition of a mineral :
Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. I wouldn't think crystallization in the atmosphere would fit but I could be wrong and they might have decided to include snow as a mineral
2006-08-28 09:00:05 · answer #2 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sugar
2006-08-28 08:55:35 · answer #3 · answered by Pundit Bandit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C. Sugar
"A mineral is an element or compound found naturally in rocks and soil." Snow flake is water, can be found in rocks.
2006-08-28 08:56:58 · answer #4 · answered by infernal_council_of_bunnies 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a or c, and I think it's a, the snow flake. Sugar is an organic product, but that doesn't mean it can't be a mineral, snow is just frozen water, and I dunno if you can classify ice as a mineral but I'm almost positive you can't.
2006-08-28 06:58:06 · answer #5 · answered by Archangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C. In order to be a mineral it has to be naturally occurring. Sugar is refined.
2006-08-28 09:27:56 · answer #6 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. snow flake . Snow is a liquid which is not a mineral.
2006-08-28 07:05:00 · answer #7 · answered by cman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
snowflake - that was the mascot for the Dolphins from Pet Detective!!!
2006-08-28 07:01:30 · answer #8 · answered by therandman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah its sugar ALL PEOPLE ICE is a mineral i looked it up!
2006-08-28 07:00:01 · answer #9 · answered by the sponge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C) sugar
2006-08-28 06:58:21 · answer #10 · answered by sandy v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋