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It is a sedimentary rock.
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Both diamonds and coal are compressed of carbon but are they both minerals?
No, diamond is a mineral. Coal is an igneous rock; it can take years for coal to form.
Are oil and coal silicate minerals?
No. Oil is a liquid and coal is a rock. Neither is a silicate mineral such as quartz, olivine, mica, and feldspar.
What is the hardness of coal on the Mohs hardness scale?
Coal, as an organic sedimentary rock, is not determined to have a hardness on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
Why are coal and oil not minerals?
Oil is a liquid made up from the decay of ancient plants and animals and coal is a sedimentary rock, not a mineral.
What mineral group does coal belong to?
coal isnt a mineral
Is coal a mineral coal?
no coal doesn't have the 5 characteristics of a rock
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.
What is a vein in a rock?
A vein in rock is a line that contains another mineral besides the larger percentage of what the rock is made up of. A vein, for example, could be a vein of coal in a coal mine. Coal is extracted out of the rock.
What is a vein rock?
A vein in rock is a line that contains another mineral besides the larger percentage of what the rock is made up of. A vein, for example, could be a vein of coal in a coal mine. Coal is extracted out of the rock.
What is the state mineral of West Virginia?
The official state rock is coal.
Is coal a mieral?
Coal is not a mineral. It is loosely considered to be a rock, even though it is made of organic material.
Coal is mineral. It is extracted from the bowels of the earth.?
Erm, no coal isn't a mineral - it is a rock. I wouldn't describe it as being extracted from the bowels of the Earth - it's mined.
Both diamonds and coal are compressed of carbon but are they both minerals?
No, diamond is a mineral. Coal is an igneous rock; it can take years for coal to form.
Are oil and coal silicate minerals?
No. Oil is a liquid and coal is a rock. Neither is a silicate mineral such as quartz, olivine, mica, and feldspar.
What is the hardness of coal on the Mohs hardness scale?
Coal, as an organic sedimentary rock, is not determined to have a hardness on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
Why are coal and oil not minerals?
Oil is a liquid made up from the decay of ancient plants and animals and coal is a sedimentary rock, not a mineral.
What is the official state rock for Kentucky?
State Mineral: Coal State Rock: Agate State Gemstone: Freshwater Pearl
