Coal is inorganic.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoNo. Coal is an organic sedimentary rock.
organic
non combustible inorganic matters
Coal isn't a mineral because it is organic. Minerals are made up of inorganic materials.
Quartz is and is also a mineral
No. Coal is an organic sedimentary rock.
organic
organic
non combustible inorganic matters
Basically, organic compounds have carbon. Inorganic do not (though there are some exceptions).
Coal isn't a mineral because it is organic. Minerals are made up of inorganic materials.
Quartz is and is also a mineral
It doesn't really have one. Coal is a complex mixture of organic compounds with traces of inorganic and metallic ones too.
No, coal is not a mineral because a mineral has to be inorganic meaning that it can not be made by a life process.
Some sedimentary rocks are organic such as coal or chalk, but the majority of rocks are inorganic.Read more: Are_rocks_organic_or_inorganic
Coal is not considered a mineral because it is not inorganic; it is made of ancient plant matter that has been compressed over time; therefore, it is carbon based.
Coal is carbon based organic material. Mineral definition requires that material be inorganic with a defined chemical composition and repeating crystalline structure.