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To meet the definition of a mineral, a substance must be an inorganic, naturally occurring solid, with a set parameter of chemical formulas and a crystalline structure.

Non-defining physical properties or characteristics of minerals include: hardness, luster, cleavage, crystal structure, chemical formula, streak, radioactivity, refraction, magnetism, and pleochroism.

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