What is a mineral< (3 mark each)
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Answer:
a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an. orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical. properties." Minerals differ from rocks, which are naturally occurring solids composed of one or more minerals.
Answer:
The Glossary of Geology (Bates and Jackson,
1980, p. 401) defines a mineral as "a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an
orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical
properties." Minerals differ from rocks, which are naturally occurring solids composed of one or more
minerals. Rocks do not have a distinctive chemical composition or crystal structure. The earth science
definition, however, is not always used to define minerals.