In Geology, a Mineral Is Defined As

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Multiple Choice

In geology, a mineral is defined as:

• A) a natural substance that is neither animal nor plant, has a specific composition and structure, and contains one or more silicon- oxygen tetrahedra.
• B) a naturally occurring, usually inorganic, solid consisting of chemical elements in specific proportions, whose atoms are arranged in a systematic internal pattern.
• C) a naturally occurring crystalline inorganic solid that contains only one element.
• D) a solid substance or element that is essential to human nutrition.

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