PaulBardes
PaulBardes t1_j9kz9kr wrote
Reply to comment by ruidh in ELI5: Are all solids minerals? If not, why? by CaitlinN22
The necessity of a crystalline structure on the definition seems like an unnecessary restriction imo.
PaulBardes t1_j9kz3bn wrote
Reply to comment by spicyestmemelord in ELI5: Are all solids minerals? If not, why? by CaitlinN22
Not true in my county... Here ground water is considered a mineral actually.
PaulBardes t1_j9kzmfi wrote
Reply to comment by PaulBardes in ELI5: Are all solids minerals? If not, why? by CaitlinN22
Yes, that's my point. I don't see how melting something turns it into a non-mineral.