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What is called the hardest rock?
The hardest substance in a rock would be the hardest mineral of which the rock is composed.
What is solid mineral?
A mineral is, by definition, a solid substance.
Is quartz a mineral or a rock mineral rock Submit?
mineral
is rock salt a rock or mineral?
Mineral
Is jade a mineral or a rock?
A jade is actually both a mineral and a rock.
Is it true that the simplest kind of substance in nature is a mineral?
no
A substance found on earth that is neither animal nor vegetable?
mineral
How could a determine whether an unknown substance was a mineral?
A mineral is any chemical compound with a constant chemical composition, which of course is the definition of a "pure substance". In earth science you might be distinguishing between "rock" and "mineral". A mineral is a pure substance. A rock is a mixture of two or more minerals in various proportions. For instance, the rock granite is made up of three minerals: quartz, feldspar and biotite (mica).
Which kind of rock is silver?
Silver isn't a rock. It's it's own substance. Silver is a mineral.
What is a rock and a mineral?
A rock is composed of multiple minerals, while minerals are made up of one substance, like copper.
What is called the hardest rock?
The hardest substance in a rock would be the hardest mineral of which the rock is composed.
If a diamond is a rock to which group of rocks does it belong to and why?
No a diamond is a mineral. It is made out of one substance. Diamond :P
How does water causes rocks to weather?
erosian wares away anything any rock mineral or substance
What is a hard substance composed of one or more minerals or mineral like substances?
A rockA rock?
What is solid mineral?
A mineral is, by definition, a solid substance.
Is quartz a mineral or a rock mineral rock Submit?
mineral
is rock salt a rock or mineral?
Mineral
