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Synthetic materials are any materials that do not occur naturally and are man-made, usually by chemical processes.
These can include a huge range of materials including plastics, nylons, ceramic materials and even some metals.
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Are synthetic minerals produced in laboratories minerals?
No. Though they may be equivalent, the definition of a mineral includes the description "naturally occurring".
What is an abrasive mineral?
Abrasive minerals can either be natural or synthetic. An example of an abrasive material is quartz because it is hard, sharp and tough.
What are rocks and minerals used for?
Rocks and the minerals from rocks are used to make almost everything we use or buy in our modern world. Construction, cosmetics, machinery, synthetic rubber, wiring, glass, paint, abrasives, medicines, electrical production, fuels, metals production, transportation pathways, electronics; all depend on rocks and minerals.
Is a chair made of minerals?
No. Most chairs are made of wood, which is organic and therefore not a mineral. Plastic chairs are made of materials that are both organic and synthetic, and therefore not minerals. The metal in metal chairs has bee made from mineral resources, but has been artificially processed and purified, and so would not qualify as a mineral.
Can minerals create new minerals?
yes minerals can create other minerals.
What are synthetic minerals?
Man made minerals
Are synthetic gems consider as minerals?
No, synthetic gems are not minerals. Part of the definition of a mineral is that it is found in nature, not created by man.
Why aren't diamonds made in a laboratory considered minerals?
Minerals are required to be naturally occurring. Synthetic diamonds are not.
Do synthetic fertilizers harm soil?
Synthetic fertilizers when washed away leave salts and other trace minerals behind. Some of these minerals bond to plant roots eventually clogging them up.
What is difference between synthetic gemstones and genuine gemstones?
Gemstones are crystalline of minerals which can be cut and polish. Synthetic stones are chemically fabricated product, in my view we can not call it synthetic gemstones they are pure synthetic products.
Are synthetic minerals produced in laboratories minerals?
No. Though they may be equivalent, the definition of a mineral includes the description "naturally occurring".
Are synthetic minerals produce in laboratories minerals?
No. Though they may be equivalent, the definition of a mineral includes the description "naturally occurring".
Are synthetic rubie's topaz and diamonds considered minerals?
Not in the truest sense, in that they have not occurred naturally.
are all minerals are crystals?
No. A crystal is not considered a mineral if it is organic or synthetic.
Is thulium synthetic or natural?
Natural....it is a lanthanide and is a rare metal. This element can be found in minerals.
What is the natural and synthetic fiber of rocks?
Rocks are a naturally occurring assemblage of minerals. They are not synthetic and would be described as having a crystalline rather than fibrous texture.
Is superphosphate synthetic or processed?
Phosphates are natural minerals; but phosphatic fertilizers are products of the chemical industry.
