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Mineraloid





COMMON MINERALOIDS


  • Amber , organic, non-crystal structure.

  • Anthracite , a variety of coal, "hard coal."

  • Coal , organic, nonhomogeneous, and non-crystal structure.

  • Jet , not considered a true mineral due to organic, non-crystal nature, a mineraloid.

  • Lignite , a variety of coal, "Brown coal."

  • Limonite , amorphous hydrated iron oxide, a mineraloid.

  • Obsidian , volcanic glass - non-crystal structure.

  • Opal , non-crystal structure, a mineraloid.

  • Pearl , often considered a mineral due to crystal components, but then not a mineral due to organic origin, probably should be a mineraloid.

  • Petroleum , organic and liquid.

  • ''pyrobitumen'', organic, nonhomogeous, non-crystal structure.

  • ''Vulcanite'', Vulcanize d natural or synthetic rubber, thus not a mineral due to organic composition, lack of crystal structure, and not naturally occurring.



SEE ALSO

  • List Of Minerals Mineraloids are listed after minerals in each alphabetically sorted section.