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Explain why naturally occurring minerals in rocks often have a visible crystalline structure. ​

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With a definite chemical composition (every time we see the same mineral it has the same chemical composition that can be expressed by a chemical formula). and a characteristic crystalline structure (atoms are arranged within the mineral in a specific ordered manner).

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