What is the typical properties of metals?

Pegmatites are igneous rocks in which the individual minerals are very large. typically, the minerals are all light-colored quartz, feldspar and muscovite. if you were given a black and white photograph of a pegmatite in a quarry (where the rock has been blasted and broken), what physical properties could you use to identify those three minerals in this hypothetical photo? describe each mineral and the specific diagnostic properties. be specific.

1. true or false: minerals are inorganic. true false 2. inorganic means that something has never been found alive 3. halite is another name for and is a mineral with a cubic crystal pattern. table salt rock salt

Which of the following involves only abiotic factors? a. a large rock being weathered by wind and rain b. an otter using a stone to break open a sea urchin c. a spider building a web in the corner of a building d. a pine tree absorbing light from the sun