Abstract
ABSTRACT Minerals are non-renewable and exhaustible resources. These are naturally occurring crystalline solids and inorganic in nature, Minerals have a definite chemical composition and physical properties. Minerals are of two types i). Metallic ii ). Non Metallic. Mineral is a homogenous naturally occurring solid inorganic substances with a definable chemical composition and external structure characterised by an orderly arrangement of atoms, ions or molecules in a lattic. More than 3,500 minerals have been identified and only two dozen are very common. These large numbers of minerals are composed from 92 elements but several factors limit the possible number by far most common mineral consists of silicon and oxygen combined. Minerals is naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a define structure and composition. Minerals are mostly found on earth’s crust and they are on most of our everyday items, Minerals have a lot of functions on earth eg. Minerals are used in construction on jewellery, art, utensils, machinery and many more.
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