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What are the different mineral?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

There are over four thousand different minerals. There are some major groups of minerals, which include groups such as oxides, silicates, carbonates, phosphates, borates, halides, sulfides, and native elements.

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