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witch characteristic of a mineral states that it cannot come from somthing living or formally living​

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It is inorganic

Step-by-step explanation:

The characteristic of minerals that states that it cannot come from something living is that minerals are inorganic chemical substances.

A mineral is a defined as a naturally occurring solid inorganic chemical substance, made up of a definite composition and well defined crystal structure.

  • As an inorganic solid, minerals cannot be produced in living cells
  • Organic compounds are produced in living organisms.
  • All minerals except for a few are produced by non-living processes.
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