1.2.2.4 Mineral

Use this domain for naturally occurring elements, compounds, and minerals--things you can find in the ground.

Related domains: 
6.6.2 Working with minerals
OMC Codes: 
135 Mineral Resources
Louw Nida Codes: 
2A Elements
  • What general words refer to minerals?
    mineral, mineral resources, element, chemical, atom, crystal, ore
  • What types of minerals are there?
    bauxite, borax, brimstone, calcium, carbon, coal, coke, feldspar, gypsum, limestone, magnetite, mica, nitrate, peat, phosphate, phosphorus, pitch, pitchblende, potash, potassium, pyrite, salt, saltpeter, silica, soda, sulfur, talc, tar
  • What words refer to the study of minerals?
    mineralogy, mineralogist
  • What words refer to the formation of minerals?
    mineralize, calcify, petrify, vitrify