mineral
1. [ noun ] (geology) solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Related terms: material ore red_clay argyrodite amphibole ader_wax borax arsenopyrite amphibole_group augite baddeleyite bastnasite apatite cobaltite cristobalite bornite carnallite carnotite cassiterite asphalt cerussite chalcocite chalcopyrite chromite chrysoberyl cinnabar common_salt bauxite maltha manganite millerite cryolite cuprite dolomite earth_color emery fergusonite fluorite gadolinite galena celestite garnierite germanite glauconite greenockite gypsum hausmannite heavy_spar hemimorphite ilmenite jadeite kainite kaolinite kernite langbeinite lechartelierite magnesite malachite cordierite meerschaum nepheline nephelinite iridosmine molybdenite monazite niobite nitrocalcite olivine opal mica orpiment pentlandite periclase pollucite psilomelane pyrite pyrolusite pyroxene quartz realgar corundom rhodochrosite garnet rutile samarskite sapphirine scheelite smaltite sodalite spar spinel spodumene stannite stibnite strontianite sylvanite sylvite talc tantalite thorite thortveitite topaz tourmaline tridymite turquoise uraninite vanadinite vesuvianite wolframite xenotime zinc_blende zinkenite zircon aragonite gibbsite kieserite cyanite olivenite pinite green_lead_ore pyrophyllite magnetic_pyrites rhodonite crocolite beryl argentite amblygonite wollastonite wulfenite zeolite chlorite coltan cobalt_bloom rock
2. [ adjective ] relating to minerals
Examples:

"mineral elements" "mineral deposits"

3. [ adjective ] composed of matter other than plant or animal
Examples:

"the inorganic mineral world"

Related terms: inorganic
4. [ adjective ] of or containing or derived from minerals
Examples:

"a mineral deposit" "mineral water"

Related terms: animal vegetable mineralized petrified asphaltic
Similar spelling:   mineralogy