2006-10-06 15:33:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
They also have to be solid. Ice is a mineral, water is not.
2006-10-06 16:21:05 · answer #1 · answered by geo3598 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not aware of any such change. Minerals are naturally-occurring (1) inorganic substances (2) with a definite crystalline structure (3) and a constant chemical composition (4). If there is a fifth characteristic it is a result of the other 4, probably something having to do with physical properties.
2006-10-06 15:53:23 · answer #2 · answered by David A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um... a mineral is a naturally occuring inorganic crystaline solid with a specific chemical composition (more or less). this has been the same for as long as i can remember *which is not very long*....
2006-10-06 19:04:47 · answer #3 · answered by Brooks B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess because it was neither animal nor vegtable (this was a joke)
2006-10-06 15:46:17 · answer #4 · answered by David T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋