Question

When comparing a rock and a mineral, which statement clarifies the difference

A: rocks are the ingredients of minerals
B: minerals are the ingredients of rocks
C: a rock and a mineral are the same thing
D: rocks are ionic chemical compounds, minerals are not​

Answer 1

A mineral, in order to be a mineral has to be a solid, naturally occuring,inorganic,definite chemical compistion, and have an ordered atomic arrangement.

Answer 2

Statement B clarifies the difference between a rock and a mineral.

Explanation:

• A mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic element. It has characteristic properties which are both chemical and physical in crystal forms. These are extracted from rocks. Examples of minerals include mica, calcite, quartz etc.

• Rock contains one or more minerals that exist naturally in nature. Different methods are used for extraction depending up on the location, strength, grade of the rock.

• Examples of rock include limestone, basalt, granite, sandstone, glacier etc. Glaciers are also rocks that contains mineral ice in crystalline form.