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Anestetic [448]
3 years ago
8

Is coal considered a mineral or not?

Biology
2 answers:
allsm [11]3 years ago
7 0
Coal is classified as an "organic sedimentary rock, minerals are only comprised of inorganic material and coal is comprised of decomposed plants which is organic, so technically no it's not.    
MAVERICK [17]3 years ago
5 0
Not a mineral....................................
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