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Chapter 5 NCERT Class 10 Geography SOLUTIONS

2. What is a mineral?

Question:

What is a mineral?

Answer:

An inorganic solid in an ordered atomic arrangement with a definite chemical composition that occurs naturally is a mineral. Coal, copper, and iron ore are some of the mineral examples.

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