What Is a Mineral? Compare and Contrast the Properties and Uses

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Essay

What is a mineral? Compare and contrast the properties and uses of metallic and nonmetallic minerals. Include in your discussion three examples of metallic minerals and three examples of nonmetallic minerals.

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Definitions:

Semantic Memories

Refers to a type of long-term memory involving the capacity to recall words, concepts, and facts without related to personal experience.

Episodic Memories

Memories of specific events or episodes, including the contexts and emotions associated with them.

Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory that involves the recall of how to perform tasks or skills.

Implicit Memory

A type of long-term memory that enables us to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.