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densk [106]
4 years ago
12

When comparing a rock and a mineral, which statement clarifies the difference

Geography
2 answers:
guapka [62]4 years ago
6 0

A mineral, in order to be a mineral has to be a solid, naturally occuring,inorganic,definite chemical compistion, and have an ordered atomic arrangement.

Zinaida [17]4 years ago
5 0

<u>Answer: </u>

Statement B clarifies the difference between a rock and a mineral.

<u>Explanation: </u>

  • A mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic element. It has characteristic properties which are both chemical and physical in crystal forms. These are extracted from rocks. Examples of minerals include mica, calcite, quartz etc.
  • Rock contains one or more minerals that exist naturally in nature. Different methods are used for extraction depending up on the location, strength, grade of the rock.
  • Examples of rock include limestone, basalt, granite, sandstone, glacier etc. Glaciers are also rocks that contains mineral ice in crystalline form.
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