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What does it mean when a mineral has a definite chemical composition? Select 2 choices

What does it mean when a mineral has a definite chemical composition? Select 2 choices-example-1
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Answer: Option (2) and (4)

Explanation: Minerals are the building blocks of rocks and they are comprised of a certain range of chemical substances whose variety of forms and their arrangements are in a preferred orientation.

They occur naturally and these chemical substances are in specific quantity, containing atoms of one or more element.

For example, gold and silver.

What does it mean when a mineral has a definite chemical composition? Select 2 choices-example-1
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