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Why is coal not classified as a mineral?

Why is coal not classified as a mineral?
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Why is coal not classified as a mineral?

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Coal isn't a mineral cause minerals are inorganic and coal is organic. Minerals have a repeating crystalline structure and a homogenous chemical profile and coal has neither.
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