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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anonymous · Answer

how about a vitamin pill made out of fish bones, gold and water?

mathmate · Answer

If you follow the following definition, you'd be able to identify which ones are minerals:

"A mineral is a naturally occurring solid chemical substance formed through biogeochemical processes, having characteristic chemical composition, highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties."

I see four of them being minerals.  What do you see?

myininaya · Answer

I think this is a chemistry section.  We like to keep this section reserved for math questions.  Please post in the right section. Thanks

myininaya · Answer

a chemistry section lol

myininaya · Answer

a chemistry section question*