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Meaning Of Mineral
v. i.
An inorganic species or substance occurring in nature,
having a definite chemical composition and usually a distinct
crystalline form. Rocks, except certain glassy igneous forms, are
either simple minerals or aggregates of minerals.
v. i.
A mine.
v. i.
Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in
the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal,
vegetable, and mineral).
a.
Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or
of minerals; as, a mineral substance.