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Rocks and Minerals

Author: Diane Adam

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 A mineral is a naturally occurringsolid chemical substance that is formed through geological processes and that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. By comparison, a rock is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloidsand does not have a specific chemical composition.

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minerals rock cycle igneous rocks sedimentary rocks metamorphic rocks

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