Match the items in the first column with the correct descriptions in the second column.
A)a mineral consisting of a poisonous gas ionically bonded to an extremely reactive metal.
B)an item that is solid like a mineral, has definite chemical composition, and shows distinctive physical properties, but is not naturally occurring.
C)a silicate mineral which has silicon-oxygen tetrahedra bonded in single-chained formation along with iron or magnesium atoms.
D)a rock composed of nonmineral matter.
E)an item that is solid like a mineral, has definite chemical composition, and shows distinctive physical properties, but does not have an orderly crystalline structure.
F)a mineral in the carbonate family; showing three planes of cleavage and a fizzing reaction to hydrochloric acid.
G)a mineral made of oxidized hydrogen.
H)silicate mineral consisting solely of silicon and oxygen, with silicon-oxygen tetrahedra bonded in a complex three-dimensional network.
-1)ice
2)dinner plate
3)quartz
4)glass
5)halite
6)coal
7)calcite
8)pyroxene
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