A mineraloid is a
mineral-like substance that does not demonstrate
crystallinity. Mineraloids possess chemical compositions that vary beyond the generally accepted ranges for specific minerals. For example,
obsidian is an
amorphous glass and not a
crystal.
Jet is a dense form of
coal.
Opal is another mineraloid because of its non-crystal nature.
Pearls, considered by some to be a mineral because of the presence of calcium carbonate crystals within their structure, would be better considered a mineraloid because the crystals are bonded by an organic material and there is no definite proportion of the components.
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A naturally occurring, usually inorganic, solid consisting of either a single element or a compound, and having a definite chemical composition but lacking a systemic internal arrangement of atoms. See also mineral.
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