Explain the four characteristics of a mineral?

The 4 Major characteristics of a mineral are:

1. It is formed by natural processes, not man-made.

2. It is inorganic, it's not alive, it will never be.

3. It is a crystalline solid, a definite volume and shape with a repeating structure.

4. It can be an element or compound with a definite chemical composition, made the same each time with and orderly arrangement of atoms.

To be classified as a mineral, a substance must have the following four characteristics: it most have organic, naturally occurring, solid, and a have a definite chemical composition. A substance must have a ordered internal structure.

organic - never part of living things.

naturally occurring - not man made.

solid-room temperature.

chemical composition - some minerals have same formula repeating patterns