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What is a mineral? List some minerals.

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In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form. The geological definition of mineral normally excludes compounds that occur only in living beings. Antimony,Asbestos,Barium,Columbite-tantalite,Copper,Feldspar,Gypsum, and Halite

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User Lee Greco
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=> Minerals are the natural substances from the earth crust .

some minerals are :-

i) Iron

ii) Manganese

iii) copper

iv) Iodine

v) zinc

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