2007-08-05 01:27:42 · 8 answers · asked by EiBiCi 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
EiBiCi,
Most answerers above are right, water is NOT a mineral, and the reason is that it is not a solid. A substance must satisfy five criteria to be classified as a mineral:
1. Solid.
2. Naturally occuring.
3. Definite chemical composition.
4. Inorganic.
5. Periodic arrangement of atoms.
Interestingly, as noted above, ice satisfies all five of these criteria and is therefore a mineral! But not water.
2007-08-05 06:16:06 · answer #1 · answered by mnrlboy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Water, when frozen as ice, is a mineral. I even have a classic textbook "Manual of Mineralogy" by Hurlbut and Dana that lists it as such. As a liquid, it is not a mineral, because minerals have to be solid and have an orderly arrangement of atoms.
2007-08-05 12:05:00 · answer #2 · answered by pegminer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I think of a mineral I think of a crystalline structure or lattice structure, for example salts have such a structure...the electrical structure in water for example pulls the ions of a mineral apart, so that it is dissolved in the liquid. Sugar is likewise not a mineral since it doesn't exhibit that type of bond.
2007-08-05 08:49:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Minerals, by definition, must be solid, naturally occurring, inorganic substances with orderly arrangements of atoms. Water is a liquid, therefore it is not a mineral.
2007-08-05 10:28:30 · answer #4 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes,water is a mineral
2007-08-05 08:46:50 · answer #5 · answered by sagar 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
when water is frozen into ice it is a mineral....
2007-08-05 08:40:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. We don't get any useful industrial metal from water.
2007-08-05 08:29:43 · answer #7 · answered by Mock Turtle 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no
2007-08-05 08:29:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋