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Fossil Fuels question: Why is coal not considered to be a mineral? coal is not inorganic ... Why is coal not considered a minra? Are oil and coal mineral resources?
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Coal is very close to being a mineral but since it is organic (made from remains and organic substances) it does not qualify.
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Minerals are inorganic; they are not alive and they are not plants or animals. An example of a rock that is not a mineral is coal. Coal is a substance formed from decayed plants and animals. Therefore, coal is not considered a mineral.
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In order for a substance to be considered a mineral, it must meet five criteria: ･ 1. It must be naturally occurring. ･ 2. It must be inorganic in origin. ･ 3. It must be solid. ･ 4. It must have a definite chemical composition that only va...
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Minerals are inorganic substances that occur naturally in rocks.99 percent of the minerals are made up of just eight elements .They are oxygen, silicon, aluminium, iron, calcium, sodium,pottasium and mangnese. But coal is an organic substan...
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Mineral and rock fragments or clasts produced by mechanical weathering or erosion of rock. Resulting sediment deposits are ... Peat (partiallv decomposed plant material that accumulates in swamps) can be converted to coal (lignite or bituminus) through burial. Coal, however, is not considered a rock by most geologists.
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20. Why is coal not considered to be a mineral? A. Coal is a manufactured product ; B. Coal is not inorganic ; C. Coal can exist in liquid form ; D. Coal doesn’t have a definite chemical composition; Edited by XXXX on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 4:27 AM...
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20. Why is coal not considered to be a mineral? A. Coal is a manufactured product ; B. Coal is not inorganic ; C. Coal can exist in liquid form ; D. Coal doesn't have a definite chemical composition; Edited by XXXXXXXX on 11/4/2004 at 1:07 PM...
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