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What Is The Defination Of Minerals And How The Minerals Occur?

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    It is a widely used general term referring to the non-living constituents of the earth's crust in the crystalline form which include naturally occurring elements, compounds, and mixtures that have a definite range of chemical composition and properties. These are usually inorganic in nature. Some typical examples are Bauxite, Coprolite, Dolomite, Chromate and Gypsum, Crystalline implies that a mineral has a definite and limited range of composition, and that the composition is expressible as a chemical formula. Almost all inorganic substances that are used by or of value to humans are currently known, and about 50 new discovered each year. Most gems are minerals.

    Minerals can be classified in term of structure and composition. These are classified into 13 groups. Some of them are Oxide (Bauxite) available in Australia, France and Brazil.
    Nitrates are available in USA and Pakistan. Soleplates (Gypsum) in Pakistan and Chromates (chromites) are available in Russia, Turkey, and Zimbabwe.

    Minerals result from a sequence of complex process that began with chemical differentiation of the solar system to form planets and the ended in many cases, with crystallization in rocks or bodies controlled by trivial local factor. The occurrence of minerals, therefore involves a general understanding of geochemistry, geophysics' and petrology as well as special factors involved in the formation of ore deposits.
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