Final Need-to-know

Question 1

Mineralogy

Answer 1

1. homogenious solid
2. naturally occurring
3. by inorganic processes only
4. crystalline – ordered atomic arrangement
5. definite, but not fixed, composition

Question 2

Chalcophile

Answer 2

• prefers to bond with sulfur
• covalent bonds
• enriched in the core
• depleted in the crust

Question 3

Atmophile

Answer 3

• enriched in the atmosphere
• depleted in the earth
• uses van der waals forces to bond atoms

Question 4

Siderophile

Answer 4

• enriched in the core
• depeted in the crust
• metallic bonding

Question 5

Lithophile

Answer 5

• abundant in the crust and the mantle
• ionic bonding