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- Naturally occurring
solid element or
compound, exclusive of biologically formed carbon components. Has definite composition or
range of composition and orderly internal atomic arrangement (crystalline structure), which gives unique
physical and chemical properties, including tendency to assume certain geometrical forms
known as crystals.
Source: Leet, L. Don. 1982.
Physical Geology, 6th Edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall
- a. A naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly
internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form,
and physical properties. CF: metallic
b. In miner's phraseology, ore. See also:
ore
c. See:
mineral species; mineral series; mineral group.
d. Any natural resource extracted from the earth for human use; e.g.,
ores, salts, coal, or petroleum.
e. In flotation, valuable mineral constituents of ore as opposed to gangue
minerals.
f. Any inorganic plant or animal nutrient.
g. Any member of the mineral kingdom as opposed to the animal and plant
kingdoms.
Source:
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
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