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I am completely amazed. I was sure that water was NOT a mineral. But water is listed as a mineral in my dictionary definition. Of course, this isn't a science text, but at this point I'm willing to entertain the possibility that water is... a mineral.

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Ocean water is not a mineral because it is not a solid.

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No. A mineral by definition is a solid.

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