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- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Fullerton_College/Introduction_to_Geology/03%3A_MineralsBecause of these discrepancies, the International Mineralogical Association in 1985 amended the definition to: “A mineral is an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has b...Because of these discrepancies, the International Mineralogical Association in 1985 amended the definition to: “A mineral is an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has been formed as a result of geological processes.” This means that the calcite in the shell of a clam is not considered a mineral.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/California_State_University_Los_Angeles/Book%3A_An_Introduction_to_Geology_(Johnson_Affolter_Inkenbrandt_and_Mosher)/04%3A_MineralsThe International Mineralogical Association in 1985 defined “A mineral is an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has been formed as a result of geological processes.” Th...The International Mineralogical Association in 1985 defined “A mineral is an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has been formed as a result of geological processes.” This means that the calcite in the shell of a clam is not considered a mineral.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Fullerton_College/Introduction_to_Earth_Science_(Ikeda)/03%3A_MineralsBecause of these discrepancies, the International Mineralogical Association in 1985 amended the definition to: “A mineral is an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has b...Because of these discrepancies, the International Mineralogical Association in 1985 amended the definition to: “A mineral is an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has been formed as a result of geological processes.” This means that the calcite in the shell of a clam is not considered a mineral.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/Book%3A_An_Introduction_to_Geology_(Johnson_Affolter_Inkenbrandt_and_Mosher)/04%3A_MineralsThe International Mineralogical Association in 1985 defined “A mineral is an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has been formed as a result of geological processes.” Th...The International Mineralogical Association in 1985 defined “A mineral is an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has been formed as a result of geological processes.” This means that the calcite in the shell of a clam is not considered a mineral.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Coastline_College/An_Introduction_To_Geology_-_Coastline_College/03%3A_MineralsThe term “minerals” as used in nutrition labels and pharmaceutical products is not the same as a mineral in a geological sense. In geology, the classic definition of a mineral is: naturally occurring...The term “minerals” as used in nutrition labels and pharmaceutical products is not the same as a mineral in a geological sense. In geology, the classic definition of a mineral is: naturally occurring, ordered atomic structure (crystalline), defined chemical composition, inorganic, solid at room temperature, and homogeneous.
