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Posted by: SGT Rhino 76
In some cases, you can. By combining certain things of nature and man made things, you can get a mineral in some cases. So please, before you correct someone, make sure you're at least SOMEWHAT right.
"A mineral is a naturally occurring solid formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. A rock, by comparison, is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids, and need not have a specific chemical composition. Minerals range in composition from pure elements and simple salts to very complex silicates with thousands of known forms.[1] The study of minerals is called mineralogy."
Key words "NATURALLY OCCURRING".
"So please, before you correct someone, make sure you're at least SOMEWHAT right."
[Edited on 02.03.2010 8:18 PM PST]