Using the geologic definition of minerals as your guide, determine which of the items in this list are minerals and which are not. Group of answer choices
Gold nugget [ Choose ]
Seawater [ Choose ]
Quartz [ Choose ]
Cubic zirconia [ Choose ]
Obsidian [ Choose ]
Ruby [ Choose ]
Amber [ Choose ]
choices:
mineral
not a mineral because it does not have an ordered crystalline ordered structure
not a mineral because it is a manufactured synthetic not naturally occurring
not a mineral because it is organic
not a mineral because it is a liquid