is water a minera?. Why or why not?

Answer 1

Water is a mineral. Everything is animal, vegetable, or mineral.

Definition of mineral - It fits #3.

1. A naturally occurring, homogeneous inorganic solid substance having a definite chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure, color, and hardness.
2. Any of various natural substances, as:
a. An element, such as gold or silver.
b. An organic derivative, such as coal or petroleum.
c. A substance, such as stone, sand, salt, or coal, that is extracted or obtained from the ground or water and used in economic activities.
3. A substance that is neither animal nor vegetable; inorganic matter.
4. An inorganic element, such as calcium, iron, potassium, sodium, or zinc, that is essential to the nutrition of humans, animals, and plants.
5. An ore.
6. minerals Chiefly British Mineral water.

Answer 2

here's the definition, now YOU figure out your answer.
"any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal."

Answer 3

Water is not a mineral. A mineral must be solid.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral