ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -A mineral is a solid, nonliving substance found in nature. Salt, gold, and iron are minerals. The graphite in your pencil is a mineral!!! Minerals are the building blocks of rocks.

Detailed explanation-2: -Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic compounds ("non-living material"). A mineral is a solid material, made of one substance, that occurs naturally on Earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Non-living resources are referred to as abiotic resources (e.g., land, water, air and minerals such as gold, iron, copper, silver).

Detailed explanation-4: -Non-living things are inanimate objects or forces with the ability to influence, shape, alter a habitat, and impact its life. Some examples of non-living things include rocks, water, weather, climate, and natural events such as rockfalls or earthquakes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Based on that definition, non-living things include rock, water, sand, glass, and sun. None of them shows the characteristics of being alive. Others define a non-living thing as that, which used to be part of a living thing. For example, coal, wood, rubber, paper, etc.