What is a mineral and how can minerals be important in the comparison of soil samples?

What will be an ideal response?


A mineral is a naturally occurring crystalline solid that can be identified by its physical properties. The combination of minerals found in different soil or rock samples can be used to compare the samples to determine whether they have the same origin.

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Osama bin Laden had a hatred of all secular governments in the Muslim world, whether democratic or dictatorial

a. True b. False

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?This offender, who was part of a team, wrote: "Death is in my pocket and fantasy my goal....the perfect woman is totally controlled; a woman who does exactly what she is told and nothing else."

A. ?Lucas  B. ?Coleman  C. ?Bianchi  D. ?Lake 

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__________ jurisdiction refers to the organization of courts in distinctgeographic regions

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following are social artifacts?

a. citizen attitudes about the death penalty b. police crime reports c. cities with over 250,000 inhabitants d. months of the year

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