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ruidh t1_j9kx5q0 wrote
Reply to comment by spicyestmemelord in ELI5: Are all solids minerals? If not, why? by CaitlinN22
Ice is a mineral when it occurs naturally. Liquid water is not.
PaulBardes t1_j9kz9kr wrote
The necessity of a crystalline structure on the definition seems like an unnecessary restriction imo.
PaulBardes t1_j9kzmfi wrote
Yes, that's my point. I don't see how melting something turns it into a non-mineral.
ruidh t1_j9kzdrt wrote
Ice has a crystalline structure.
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