Mineral (Noun)
Meaning
Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Minerals are abundant in the Earth's crust, making up the rocks that cover our planet.
- Quartz is a mineral commonly found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
- Calcite, a mineral composed of calcium carbonate, is the primary component of limestone.
- Ammonite shells were formed from layers of nacre and mineral deposits, providing clues about prehistoric sea conditions.
- In addition to metallic elements, other important minerals such as limestone, granite, and gypsum have a range of practical uses.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Coltan
- Ozokerite
- Idocrase
- Earth Wax
- Magnesia
- Barium Sulphate
- Magnesium Oxide
- Graphic Tellurium
- Sylvine
- Isinglass
- Fluor
- Barytes
- Columbite
- Bitter Spar
- Rock Salt
- Mineral Tar
- Mineral Wax
- Greenland Spar
- Green Lead Ore
- Cyanite
- Bastnaesite
- Fluorspar
- Copper Pyrites
- Ytterbite
- Tin Pyrites
- White Lead Ore
- Ozocerite
- Sphalerite
- Corundum
- Blende
- Sepiolite
- Cobalt Bloom
- Mispickel
- Nephelite
- Fool's Gold
- Vesuvian
- Calamine
- Cadmium Sulphide
- Iron Pyrite
- Peacock Ore
- Magnetic Pyrites
- Copper Glance
- Iron Manganese Tungsten
- Mineral Pitch
- Talcum
- Pyrrhotine
- Barite
- Iridosmine
- Zirconium Silicate