What are native elements,explain as well using examples.How are they different from other minerals?

Minerals and Mineral Resources

What are native elements,explain as well using examples.How are they different from other
minerals?

Create a table that describes what the 5 characteristics are that a mineral must have in order to
be called a mineral.

Illustrate the basic three ways in which minerals are formed. Why are minerals so important economically and industrially speaking?

What is the difference between precious gemstones and semiprecious gemstones?