The Mineral Mine
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Description: Photographs and information on a number of naturally-occurring minerals.
mineral is a naturally occuring, homogeneous, solid with a crystalline atomic structure. Crystallinity implies that a mineral has a definite and limited range of composition, and that the composition is expressible as a chemical formula. Some definitions of minerals give them as inorganic materials, however both diamonds and graphite are considered minerals, and both are primarily comprised of carbon, which would make them organic. So this leads me, as an engineer, to believe that mineralogists do not have a good, precise definition of a mineral, but rather a loose definition. The definition above, is the most inclusive and would include all substances currently described as minerals. The key items that make something a mineral are occurring naturally, and the definite crystal structure, that is expressible as a chemical formula. Rocks that do not meet this criteria are referred to as amorphis - not having a definite structure or expressible as a chemical formula. Some elements that occur naturally and are minerals are arsenic, bismuth, platinum, gold, silver, copper, and sulphur.
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| Page title: | Mineral Mine |
| Keywords: | gold, mineral,photos,information, minerals, gem, gemstones, silver, copper, kernite, hectorite |
| Description: | Mineral Photos and Information |
| IP-address: | 64.71.34.18 |
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| Date | Creation Date: 26-sep-1998 Expiration Date: 25-sep-2014 |