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What characteristiscs do minerals have to have to be a mineral?
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∙ 12y ago
Minerals have to have these five characteristics. The five characteristics are solid, crystal structure, chemical composition, made by nature, and inorganic.Those are five characteristics a mineral are required to have to be a mineral.
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Do minerals?
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Why is a boulder not a mineral?
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Is diamond a mineral resource?
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Is soil a mineral?
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Can a mineral have minerals in it?
yes
Why isn't cement a mineral?
No. A rock is an assemblage of at least two different minerals. One mineral can't be two or more minerals.
Is nesosilicates a mineral?
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Why is water a mineral?
Water is not a mineral but water does form minerals.
