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What is the most delicious rock?
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Sorry, no, water is not a mineral because it doesn't have a characteristic crystalline structure, and if a dictionary says otherwise it's wrong: https://geology.com/articles/water-mineral/
However ice can be, if it forms naturally - the definition of mineral is:
And yes, this means that if you grow a crystal like a diamond for example in a lab, technically it's not a mineral (it's just sparkling rock).
Yeah, we’re talking about ice.
- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mineral
The rule we decided on in the discussion was that we would follow the dictionary definition of “rock”, which led us to conclude that ice is a rock.
If we want to be super pedantic, the dictionary does have a definition of rock as in “rock candy” that’s a sugar crystal, but we decided in the spirit of the discussion that we would not consider “rock” to include “rock candy”. And for the same reason, we do not include chunks of crack cocaine.
Well, okay, I understand what you mean and why, but you stated "water is a mineral" in your post, so I was just clarifying that bit.
Edit: As well, naturally-occurring is important. Merriam-Webster is wrong, at least in the scientific sense. Again, sorry. This is the internet and pedants like me thrive here 😅
I agree, which is why we didn’t include simply “copper”, but “copper ore”, since I don’t think ingots of pure copper occur naturally. (But I could totally be wrong here, I’m just guessing.)
Ps, I love the pedantry. :)
Native Copper does naturally occur, especially in the upper peninsula of Michigan.
Ah, ok. I guess that one should just be “copper” then.
Does copper taste good? Asking for myself
I like the taste.
Ice V Yes actually ice v is a thing