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Cosmopsy posted an Question
November 26, 2020 • 02:21 am 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Geology (GG)

Mineral science

why is elemental Mercury considered a mineral even though it is liquid at room temperature.

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    Rahul kumar Best Answer

    Mercury is officially classed as a mineral species for historical reasons, and also because it is distinctive in its chemical and physical properties. However, because it occurs as a liquid, it does not satisfy the normal criteria to be a valid mineral. Since it lacks a crystal structure, mercury is technically not a mineral but is a “mineraloid”

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