SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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Question
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Which of the following best suits the definition of a mineral?
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clastic and mafic
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foliated and amorphous
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naturally occurring and crystalline
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organic and solution
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Minerals are artificially occurring substances which have certain physical properties and a definite chemical composition.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Mineral is defined as an inorganic, naturally occurring, homogenous solid, with a definite chemical composition, and ordered (crystalline) atomic structures.
Detailed explanation-3: -A mineral is a naturally-occurring, inorganic solid substance with a crystalline structure, a fixed or variable chemical composition, and a set of physical properties that can be used for identification. Inorganic means that minerals are formed from non-living materials.
Detailed explanation-4: -rock, in geology, naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of one or more minerals.
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