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Is a rock a type of mineral?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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Some may be. Minerals are: 1. Solid 2. Naturally formed 3. composed of a crystalline structure 4. Made of inorganic materials. But rocks are: 1. Solid 2. Made of a solid mixture of crystals 3. Made of one or more minerals 4. Can be organic and inorganic (coal, a rock, is an organic material)

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The answer is yes. All rocks are made up of one or more minerals.

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