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Q: Does a rock have to minerals in it to be considered a rock?
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Would be considered a rock?

A rock consists of lots of minerals, which are made up of elements such as gold and silver. A rock can contain valuable minerals such as diamonds. Diamonds are the most expensive minerals. You can mine rocks and minerals at a mine


What kind of rock is feldspar?

Feldspars are classified as silicate minerals.


What would be considered a rock?

A rock consists of lots of minerals, which are made up of elements such as gold and silver. A rock can contain valuable minerals such as diamonds. Diamonds are the most expensive minerals. You can mine rocks and minerals at a mine


Is hardened lava a mineral?

Hardened lava is considered igneous rock, composed of minerals.


What are a few minerals considered to be ores?

Minerals are minerals. An ore is a rock matrix that has a rather large amount of a certain mineral in it, hence "Iron ore", Silver ore", etc.


What are the common minerals called?

The Solvent


Does an ore have more minerals than a crystal?

Generally an ore is a rock composed of various minerals. A crystal is normally a pure or nearly pure variety of a mineral. Ores are refined to extract one or more specific minerals which exist in the rock. The less desirable minerals are considered waste.


Is coal considered a mineral because it is organic?

Well coal is a rock and rocks are made up of one or more minerals. So technically coal is a mineral because it is a rock and rocks are made of minerals.


Is a rock a mineral?

A rock is not a mineral however a rock is made of several minerals


Which mineral-calcite or quartz- is foind in limestone rock?

Limestone mainly consists of the minerals calcite and aragonite. It is considered to be a sedimentary rock with marine organisms.


If a rock disintegrates by chemical weathering into small grains of similar composition, would this be considered reproduction?

No. All the rock minerals would basically vanish.


What are rock's made out of?

MINERALS