Diamond is composed entirely of carbon, or at least would be if there were no contaminants.
False. Diamond and quartz are minerals composed of multiple elements. Diamond is composed of carbon atoms, while quartz is composed of silicon and oxygen atoms.
The bulk of Earth's minerals are combinations of elements.
Native element minerals
No. There are elemental minerals, like gold, silver, and copper, appearing in crystalline form. The bulk of minerals, however, are compounds of two or more elements.
Well, rocks are made up of minerals, and minerals are made up of elements and compounds, or molecules. And beyond that is the atom, the basic building block of everything, really. Does that answer your question?
False. Diamond and quartz are minerals composed of multiple elements. Diamond is composed of carbon atoms, while quartz is composed of silicon and oxygen atoms.
The bulk of Earth's minerals are combinations of elements.
All carbon minerals contain antiquity elements.
Native element minerals
Most minerals are compounds, made up of two or more elements. Very few minerals are composed of only a single element, such as native copper or gold. The majority of minerals form through complex chemical reactions involving multiple elements.
Diamonds are single-element minerals composed entirely of carbon atoms.
compound
compounds
No. There are elemental minerals, like gold, silver, and copper, appearing in crystalline form. The bulk of minerals, however, are compounds of two or more elements.
A compound must have at least two atoms of different elements.
No. Atoms are what make up elements, so they don't count.
Elements