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Which of the following materials are minerals, and why (or why not)? water beach sand diamond wood vitamin pill gold nugget fishbone emerald
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Which of the following materials are minerals, and why (or why not)?

water
beach sand
diamond
wood
vitamin pill
gold nugget
fishbone
emerald

User Abraham Gnanasingh
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Minerals are chemical compounds that naturally occurs. Oftentimes, they are crystalline in nature. The mineral from the list of materials above are:

diamond
gold nugget
emerald
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