Question

A mineral is defined as a natural substance that is neither animal nor plant, has a

A. specific composition and structure, and contains one or more silicon-oxygen tetrahedrons.
B. solid substance or element that is essential to human nutrition.
C. naturally occurring, crystalline, inorganic solid that contains only one element.
D. naturally occurring inorganic solid consisting of chemical elements in specific proportions, whose atoms are arranged in a repeated internal pattern.

Answer 1

the answer is A. specific composition and structure, and contains one or more silicon-oxygen tetrahedrons.

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