Awesomecat
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  • 18-10-2016
  • Biology
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why is coal not classified as a mineral?

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GiannaAva
GiannaAva GiannaAva
  • 18-10-2016
Coal isn't a mineral cause minerals are inorganic and coal is organic. Minerals have a repeating crystalline structure and a homogenous chemical profile and coal has neither. 
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