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Is quartz a mineral or a rock mineral rock Submit?
mineral
is rock salt a rock or mineral?
Mineral
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 the second hardest natural substance on earth?
The hardest substance that is naturally occurring is a diamond. However, there are harder substances that have been made by scientists in labs.
What is an accessory mineral?
An accessory mineral is a mineral present in small amounts in a rock, but not considered to be characteristic of the 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.
How does water causes rocks to weather?
erosian wares away anything any rock mineral or substance
Is asphalt concrete a mineral a rock or neither?
Asphalt concrete is neither a mineral nor a rock. It is a human-made material composed of aggregates (such as sand, gravel, or crushed stone) bonded together with bitumen, a sticky black substance derived from crude oil.
Is quartz a mineral or a rock mineral rock Submit?
mineral
is rock salt a rock or mineral?
Mineral
How Is coal a mineral?
Coal is not a mineral. A mineral is a solid non-organic substance. Coal is an organic substance.
What is called the hardest rock?
The hardest substance in a rock would be the hardest mineral of which the rock is composed.
Why isn't a mineral a rock?
A rock is made out of many different minerals. A mineral is a building block that makes up rocks. A rock is like a pizza, and the minerals that make up this 'rock pizza' are things like the crust, the sauce, the pepperoni, and the cheese. Cheese alone does not make pizza, much like one mineral will not make a rock.
