Submitted by CaitlinN22 t3_11960xn in explainlikeimfive
Jimithyashford t1_j9komy6 wrote
Reply to comment by tmahfan117 in ELI5: Are all solids minerals? If not, why? by CaitlinN22
Doesn't Organic mean "containing carbon"? So would iron be a mineral but steel not be?
ScienceIsSexy420 t1_j9kovxq wrote
Correct. Also, steel is a man-made alloy and therefore not naturally occurring. Same with bronze
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