mineral synonyms

mineral

modif.

geologic, rock, metallurgic; see metallic 1.

mineral

n.

inorganic material, earth's crust, geologic formation, geologic rock, rock deposit, country rock, ore deposit, gangue, igneous rock, metamorphic rock, morphologic rock, magma, petroleums, crystal; see also metal, ore.

Common minerals include: quartz, feldspar, mica, hornblende, pyroxene, olivine, calcite, dolomite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, barite, garnet, diopside, gypsum, staurolite, tourmaline, obsidian, malachite, azurite, limonite, galena, aragonite, magnetite, ilmenite, serpentine, epidote, fluorite, cinnabar, talc, bauxite, corundum, cryolite, spinel, sheelite, wolframite, graphite, diatomite, pitchblende.

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