For thousands of years the humans have been using rocks as tools. In addition, they are used for constructing roads, buildings, as well as for creating a great variety of art. Minerals are natural substances having a certain chemical composition and physical properties. These consist either of only one chemical element, such as, for example, […]
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How Are Minerals Formed?
HOW ARE MINERALS FORMED? MINERALS are naturally occurring, inorganic solids, with a characteristic chemical composition, having a regular atomic structure throughout. Man-made industrial diamonds are not considered true minerals but, having said that, there are also some Organic Minerals, such as Amber, which purists are reluctant to call minerals, but they satisfy at least three […]