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Inorganic Chemicals > Minerals

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Minerals  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Native, inorganic or fossilized organic substances having a definite chemical composition and formed by inorganic reactions. They may occur as individual crystals or may be disseminated in some other mineral or rock. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed; McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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  • Mineral

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HHMK5BSW-9

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