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GEOL 1403Lab Exercise: Minerals: GEOL-1403.295: Lab: Physical Geology.
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Definition of a mineral. 
Geologists define a mineral as any naturally occurring, inorganic solid, 
with an orderly crystalline structure and a definite chemical composition. 
1. Naturally occurring. Minerals form through natural geologic 
processes. A mineral cannot be a manmade substance. A synthetic 
diamond or emerald is not considered a true mineral because it is not 
naturally occurring. 
2. Inorganic. An organic substance is a compound composed mostly of 
oxygen, carbon and hydrogen where...

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