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How do you tell wether a substance is a rock or a mineral

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Minerals are pure, and rocks have different minerals all combined to create the rock
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User Yaswant Narayan
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Answer:

A mineral is a pure substance with a specific composition and structure, while a rock is typically a mixture of several different minerals.

Step-by-step explanation:

(although a few types of rock may include only one type of mineral). Examples of minerals are feldspar, quartz, mica, halite, calcite, and amphibole

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