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Explain how scientists know whether a rock contains one mineral or many minerals?
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Which group of rock minerals contains the mineral gypsum?
The sulfates.
What mineral come from aluminum?
Aluminium is an element and contains no minerals. It is, however, obtained from bauxite.
Technical information on mineral cosmetics?
I am not certain but I think cosmetics contains minerals. I know there are mineralsin lipstick. Since lipstick is a cosmetic I guess there are minerals in cosmetics.
Is tuff a mineral?
No. Tuff is an igneous rock. it contains a number of minerals as well as volcanic ash and pumice, which are forms of volcaninc glass.
What is the vitamin that contains iron?
As far as I am aware there isn't a vitamin that contains Iron. Iron is a mineral and is a totally separate thing. You can get vitamins and minerals mixed together in tablet form from chemists. kirsty
Is linguine a mineral?
No it is not a mineral but it contains minerals
Is topsoil a mineral?
Topsoil is not a mineral, but it contains minerals.
What contains minerals?
mineral water
What is sulfide minerals?
A mineral sulfide is a mineral that contains the S2- ion.
Is soil a mineral?
Soil is not a mineral. Soil is just matter that plants thrive in to retrieve minerals. Soil CONTAINS minerals, but soil is not a mineral.
The most common mineral group contains what kind of minerals?
The most common mineral group contains silicates.
Is diamond a mineral resource?
Diamonds are minerals. Rocks are mad up of minerals, so tectonically it is both. But scientists all believe that a diamond is a mineral. Go to wikipedia.org\minerals
Where can minerals found?
Minerals can be found everywhere, you may not even realize how close we come to facing minerals every day. your makeup contains minerals, batteries have the mineral nickel. your pencil contains graphite and clay, two other examples of minerals. Believe it or not your toothpaste contains florite, another common mineral.
The most common mineral group contains minerals?
Silicates are the most common mineral group.
Which group of rock minerals contains the mineral gypsum?
The sulfates.
Why is sandstone not a mineral?
Sandstone is not a mineral because it does not have a definite composition, and often contains several different minerals.
Is a mineral an ore?
Not necessarily. An ore is a mineral deposit that contains some resource that can be extracted profitably. So while ores are minerals, most minerals are not ores.
