Which of the following best defines a mineral and a rock?
A. A rock has an orderly, repetitive, geometrical, internal arrangement of minerals, a mineral is a citified or consolidated aggregate of rocks.
B. Mineral consists of its constituent atoms arranged in a geometrically repetitive structure; in a rock, atoms are randomly bonded without any geometric pattern.
C. In a mineral the constituent atoms are bonded in a regular, repetitive, internal structure; a rock is a citified or consolidated aggregate of different mineral grains.
D. A rock consists of atoms bonded in a regular, geometrically predictable arrangement; a mineral is a consolidated aggregate of different rock particles.
Answer:B
Which of the following best defines a mineral and a rock?
A. A rock has an orderly, repetitive, geometrical, internal arrangement of minerals, a mineral is a citified or consolidated aggregate of rocks. B. Mineral consists of its constituent atoms arranged in a geometrically repetitive structure; in a rock, atoms are randomly bonded without any geometric pattern. C. In a mineral the constituent atoms are bonded in a regular, repetitive, internal structure; a rock is a citified or consolidated aggregate of different mineral grains. D. A rock consists of atoms bonded in a regular, geometrically predictable arrangement; a mineral is a consolidated aggregate of different rock particles.