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Describe the proportion of elements in minerals that contain more than one element.

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Most minerals are chemical compounds consisting of two or more different elements, every mineral has a unique arrangement of elements within its inherent structure. This arrangement of atoms determines a mineral type. There are over 3,000 minerals, and therefore it is difficult to determine accurate data to generalise on minerals beyond this.
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