Mineral

This article is about minerals in the geologic sense; for nutrient minerals see dietary mineral; for the band see Mineral (band).

Related Topics:
Dietary mineral - Mineral (band)

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Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. The term "mineral" encompasses not only the material's chemical composition but also the mineral structures. Minerals range in composition from pure elements and simple salts to very complex silicates with thousands of known forms (organic compounds are usually excluded). The study of minerals is called mineralogy.

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Geological - Chemical composition - Mineral structures - Element - Salt - Silicate - Mineralogy

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