What makes a mineral a mineral?

What makes a mineral a mineral?

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Oct 23, 2023

What makes a mineral a mineral? In this video, I cover the 5 properties of a mineral.
A mineral has 5 characteristics, naturally occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline structure, and the same chemical composition throughout
So repeat after me A mineral is
Naturally occurring-naturally occurring
Inorganic solid-inorganic solid
Crystalline structure
The same chemical composition throughout.

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