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Definition: Mineral |
MineralAdjective1. Relating to minerals; "mineral elements"; "mineral deposits". 2. Of or containing or derived from minerals; "a mineral deposit"; "mineral water". 3. Composed of matter other than plant or animal; "the inorganic mineral world". Noun1. Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "mineral" was first used: 1393. (references) |
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Dream Interpretation | To dream of minerals, denotes your present unpromising outlook will grow directly brighter. To walk over mineral land, signifies distress, from which you will escape and be bettered in your surroundings. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Geological | A naturally occurring chemical compound or limited mixture of chemical compounds. Minerals generally form crystals and have specific physical and chemical properties which can be used to identify them. (references) |
Mining | A. A naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical properties. CF:metallic b. In miner's phraseology, ore. See also:ore c. See:mineral species; mineral series; mineral group. d. Any natural resource extracted from the earth for human use; e.g., ores, salts, coal, or petroleum. e. In flotation, valuable mineral constituents of ore as opposed to gangue minerals. f. Any inorganic plant or animal nutrient. g. Any member of the mineral kingdom as opposed to the animal and plantkingdoms. (references) |
Science | A naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition. (references) |
Weather | Any naturally occurring inorganic substance found in the earth's crust as a crystalline solid. (references) |
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Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. The term "mineral" encompasses not only the material's chemical composition but also the Mineral structures. Minerals range in composition from elements and simple salts to very complex silicates (with most organic compounds usually excluded), with thousands of known forms. The study of minerals is called mineralogy.
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What is a mineral ?
A mineral structure refers to the orderly spatial arrangement of atoms in its molecular structure. There are 14 basic arrangements of atoms in three dimensions, and all mineral structure recognised till now fit in one of these 14 arrangements.
Chemistry and structure define together a mineral. In fact, two or more minerals may have the same chemical composition, but different structures (these are known as polymorphs). For example, pyrite and marcassite are both iron sulfide. Similarly, some minerals have different chemical compositions, but the same structure : for example, quartz (made from silicon and oxygen) and berlinite (aluminium and phosphorous).
Structure influences greatly a mineral physical properties. For example, though diamond and graphite have the same composition, graphite is very soft, while diamond is the hardest of all minerals.
To be classified as a true mineral, a substance must be a solid and have a crystal structure. Mineral-like substances that don't strictly meet the definition are sometimes classified as mineraloids.
Minerals and rocks
Minerals must be distinguished from rocks. A mineral is a chemical compound with a given composition and a defined atomic structure. A rock is a mixture of one or several minerals, in varying proportions.
The specific minerals in a rock vary a lot. Some minerals, like quartz, mica or talc are everywhere, while others have been found in only one or two locations worldwide.
Physical properties of minerals
There are about 3000 different mineral species known, and classifying them can range from simple (for a couple of hundred) to very difficult. A mineral can be identified by several physical properties, some of them being sufficient for full identification without equivocation. In other cases, minerals can only be classified by more complex analyses including some modern techniques such as chemical analysis and X-ray diffraction, which however, can be costly, time-consuming, and even risk damaging the sample.
Physical properties commonly used are :
- Hardness: the physical hardness of a mineral is usually measured according to the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
- Luster indicates the way a mineral's surface interacts with light and can range from dull to glassy (vitreous).
- Color indicates the appearance of the mineral in reflected light (i.e. what it looks like to the naked eye).
- Cleavage describe the way a mineral may come apart or cleave in different ways. In thin sections, cleavage is visible as thin lines across a mineral.
- Fracture describes how a mineral breaks other than along natural cleavage planes.
- Specific gravity relates the mineral weight to the weight of an equal volume of water.
- Other properties: fluorescence (response to ultraviolet light), magnetism, radioactivity, tenacity (response to mechanical induced changes of shape or form).
Chemical properties of minerals
Minerals may be classified according to their chemical makeup and are listed below in approximate order of their abundance in the Earth's crust.
Silicates
The largest group of minerals by far are the silicates, which are composed largely of silicon and oxygen, with the addition of ions such as magnesium, iron and calcium. Some important rock-forming silicates include the feldspars, quartz, olivines, pyroxenes, garnets and micas.
Carbonates
The carbonates consist of those minerals containing the anion (CO3)2- and include calcite and aragonite (both calcium carbonate), dolomite (magnesium/calcium carbonate) and siderite (iron carbonate). Carbonates are commonly deposited in marine settings when the shells of dead planktonic life settle and accumulate on the sea floor. Carbonates are also found in evaporitic settings (e.g. the Great Salt Lake, Utah) and also in karst regions, where the dissolution and reprecipitation of carbonates leads to the formation of caves, stalactites and stalagmites.
Sulfates
Sulfates all contain the sulfate cation, in the form SO4. Sulfates commonly form in evaporitic settings where highly saline waters slowly evaporate, allowing the formation of both sulfates and halides (q.v.) at the water-sediment interface. Common sulfates include anhydrite (calcium sulfate) and gypsum (hydrated calcium sulfate).
Halides
The halides are the group of minerals forming the natural salts and include fluoride, common salt (known as halite) and sal ammoniac (ammonium chloride). Halides, like sulfates, are commonly found in evaporitic settings such as playa lakes and landlocked seas (e.g. the Red Sea).
Oxides
Oxides are extremely important in mining as they form the ores from which valuable metals can be extracted. They thus commonly occur as precipitates close to the Earth's surface. Common oxides include haematite (iron oxide = rust), spinel (magnesium aluminium oxide - a common component of the mantle) and ice (hydrogen oxide!).
Sulfides
Many sulfides are also economically important as metal ores. Common sulfides include chalcopyrite (copper iron sulfide) and galena (lead sulfide).
Phosphates
The phosphate group actually includes any mineral with a tetrahedral unit AO4 where A can be phosphorus, antimony, arsenic or vanadium. By far the most common phosphate is apatite which is an important biological mineral found in teeth and bones of many animals.
Dietary mineral
Dietary mineral refers to inorganic compounds necessary for life and good nutrition.
Some of these are scientific minerals as salt; others are elements, as potassium, calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium, copper.
These can be naturally occurring in food or added in elemental or mineral form to food, as calcium carbonate, iron fillings, etc.
Some of these additives are from natural sources as ground oyster shells for calcium carbonate.
Sometimes minerals are added to the diet separately from food, as vitamin and mineral supplements and in dirt eating, called pica or geophagy.
See also
- A list of minerals
- Mineral wool
- Crystal structure
- Mining
- Quarrying
External links
References
- Photo glossary of volcano terms from the USGS Volcano Hazards Program
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An Austin, Texas emo band. Released two albums, The Power Of Failing(1995) and End Serenading(1998) before breaking up. Greatly copied Sunny Day Real Estate's of style of pop-ier sounding emo music rather then the older, more hardcore-sounding emo, execpt slowed down considerably.Members of this band went on the form Pop Unknown, Imbroco and a slightly more successful project, the band The Gloria Record.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mineral (band)."
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In the computer strategy game Starcraft, minerals are a form of monetary unit that can be used to purchase Starcraft units and buildings. Minerals can be 'harvested' by drones, SCVs, or probes.They appear as blue crystalline formations that protrude out of the ground. Being a limited resource, a game can deplete all of the minerals in the level, in which case no new units can be built.
The other commodity in StarCraft is vespene gas.
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Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. State of Nevada. As of 2000, the population is 5,071. Its county seat is Hawthorne6.Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 9,876 km² (3,813 mi²). 9,729 km² (3,756 mi²) of it is land and 146 km² (57 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.48% water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 5,071 people, 2,197 households, and 1,379 families residing in the county. The population density is 1/km² (1/mi²). There are 2,866 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 73.89% White, 4.77% Black or African American, 15.36% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 2.68% from other races, and 2.39% from two or more races. 8.44% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 2,197 households out of which 25.40% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.20% are married couples living together, 11.50% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.20% are non-families. 31.60% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.10% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.26 and the average family size is 2.78. In the county the population is spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 22.50% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 19.80% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 101.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.30 males. The median income for a household in the county is $32,891, and the median income for a family is $39,477. Males have a median income of $31,929 versus $25,262 for females. The per capita income for the county is $16,952. 15.20% of the population and 11.00% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 17.70% are under the age of 18 and 10.70% are 65 or older.Cities and towns
*Hawthorne
*SchurzSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mineral County, Nevada."
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Mineral is a town located in Tehama County, California. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 143.Geography
Mineral is located at 40°21'20" North, 121°34'2" West (40.355686, -121.567333)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 115.3 km² (44.5 mi²). 115.2 km² (44.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.04% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 143 people, 67 households, and 42 families residing in the town. The population density is 1.2/km² (3.2/mi²). There are 450 housing units at an average density of 3.9/km² (10.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.50% White, 0.70% African American, 2.80% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 7.69% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 67 households out of which 20.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% are married couples living together, 1.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% are non-families. 32.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.13 and the average family size is 2.69. In the town the population is spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 35.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 46 years. For every 100 females there are 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 117.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $39,107, and the median income for a family is $42,813. Males have a median income of $40,938 versus $27,083 for females. The per capita income for the town is $20,865. 12.1% of the population and 10.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.8% are under the age of 18 and 27.8% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mineral, California."
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Mineral is a village located in Bureau County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 272.Geography
Mineral is located at 41°22'55" North, 89°50'12" West (41.381921, -89.836576)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 272 people, 109 households, and 79 families residing in the village. The population density is 338.8/km² (883.4/mi²). There are 120 housing units at an average density of 149.5/km² (389.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 98.16% White, 0.74% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 1.47% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 109 households out of which 30.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% are married couples living together, 14.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% are non-families. 22.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 2.91. In the village the population is spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.0 males. The median income for a household in the village is $38,000, and the median income for a family is $41,875. Males have a median income of $33,125 versus $16,375 for females. The per capita income for the village is $23,017. 8.4% of the population and 4.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 21.7% are under the age of 18 and 3.2% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mineral, Illinois."
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Mineral is a town located in Louisa County, Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 424.Geography
Mineral is located at 38°0'22" North, 77°54'34" West (38.006117, -77.909553)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 424 people, 172 households, and 115 families residing in the town. The population density is 183.9/km² (474.7/mi²). There are 196 housing units at an average density of 85.0/km² (219.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.70% White, 2.12% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 172 households out of which 30.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% are married couples living together, 9.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% are non-families. 30.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.47 and the average family size is 3.09. In the town the population is spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.8 males. The median income for a household in the town is $37,500, and the median income for a family is $49,000. Males have a median income of $34,375 versus $24,063 for females. The per capita income for the town is $19,397. 6.4% of the population and 4.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.2% are under the age of 18 and 3.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mineral, Virginia."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| Mimic | English | Mining industry model for inventorisation and cost evaluation of mineral resources | Industry, Mining |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
| Antonyms: animal (adj), vegetable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Inorganization | Noun: mineral world,mineral kingdom; unorganized matter, inorganic matter, brute matter, inanimate matter. |
Adjective: inorganic, inanimate, inorganized; lithoidal; azoic; mineral. | |
Oil | Noun: oil, fat, butter, cream, grease, tallow, suet, lard, dripping exunge, blubber; glycerin, stearin, elaine, oleagine; soap; soft soap, wax, cerement; paraffin, spermaceti, adipocere; petroleum, mineral, mineral rock, mineral crystal, mineral oil; vegetable oil, colza oil, olive oil, salad oil, linseed oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, nut oil; animal oil, neat's foot oil, train oil; ointment, unguent, liniment; aceite, amole, Barbados tar; fusel oil, grain oil, rape oil, seneca oil; hydrate |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Did he dazzle you with his extensive knowledge of mineral water (Reality Bites; writing credit: Ben Stiller, written by Helen Childress.) Mineral water, Lucozade, pornography (Trainspotting; writing credit: Irvine Welsh; John Hodge) Really? Animal, mineral or vegetable (Night Court; writing credit: Artur Makarov) One mineral water on the house (Shadow Raiders; writing credit: Christy Marx; Katherine Lawrence) It seemed like a mineral! Then it suddenly came alive (Alien 2 sulla Terra; writing credit: Ciro Ippolito) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Magic Mineral (1959) Si's Wonderful Mineral Spring (1914) Mineral Water Borjomi (1912) | |
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 | These are the Anti-Atlas Mountains, part of the Atlas Mountain range in southern Morocco, Africa. The region contains some of the world's largest and most diverse mineral resources, most of which are still untouched. Credit: NASA. |  | On the border between Chile and the Catamarca province of Argentina lies a vast field of currently dormant volcanoes. Over time, these volcanoes have laid down a crust of magma roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) thick. It is tinged with a patina of various colors that can indicate both the age and mineral content of the original lava flows. Credit: NASA. |
 | Acid mineral deposits in the Debris Dam, Iron Mountain Mine. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Figure 58. Classen device for the measurement of carbon dioxide in sea water. The German chemist Alexander Classen elaborated on the use of this device in 1876. The work of Wilhelm Borchers in 1878 on the determination of carbonic acid in mineral water that led to the use of this instrument. After improvement , it was used by Hercules Tornoe on the Norwegian North Atlantic expedition. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | Figure 68. Thoulet device for classifying minerals by means of an iodine solution. This device used the principle of buoyancy of solids in liquids to determine the density of the solid being tested. In this manner, mineral material in a bottom sample could be quickly determined. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Mineral Copper. Credit: USDA. |
 | Mineral Smokey Quartz. Credit: USDA. |  | Mineral Sandstone. Credit: USDA. |
 | Mineral Ridge TrailCouer d'AleneUCSCUpper Columbia Salmon Clearwater District. Credit: Karen Wattenmaker. |  | Scenic Mineral Ridge TrailCouer d'Alene Field OfficeUCSCUpper Columbia Salmon Clearwater District. Credit: Karen Wattenmaker. |
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| "Mineral water" by Joanna Kopik Commentary: "Two wineglasses with mineral water." | "Bottle in bottle" by Lokodi Ákos Commentary: "Nice moment through the mineral water. <br>Mixed by light." |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Mineral oil is the most common lubricant. (references) | |
Phosphorus is a mineral found in many foods. (references) | ||
Diarrhea can cause you to lose this important mineral. (references) | ||
Business | All ten depend on mainly on agricultural and/or mineral exports. (references) | |
The non-metallic mineral extraction and rock quarrying sectors also offer good opportunities. (references) | ||
Malawi lacks economically exploitable mineral deposits, but had an abundance of agricultural resources. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Kazakhstan | Also defined as state secrets are basic economic information such as the volumes and scientific characteristics of national mineral reserves and the amount of government debt owed to foreign creditors. (references) |
Economic History | Kenya | Kenya's mineral resources are small. (references) |
Brazil | Proven mineral resources are extensive. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Indonesia | According to a law derived from colonial era practices, all subsurface mineral resources belong to the Government. (references) |
India | There has been encroachment on tribal land in almost every eastern state, including by illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, and by businesses that illegally have removed forest and mineral products. (references) | |
Peru | For those who do, there exists the problem that title to land does not include mineral or other subsoil rights; this condition could lead to conflicts between mining interests and indigenous communities. (references) | |
Political Economy | Georgia | Key exports are scrap metal, manganese, wine, mineral water, and agricultural products. (references) |
Lithuania | Major exports include mineral products, textiles, machinery, and electronic appliances. (references) | |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | All mineral resources belong to the state, which controls all rights to explore or exploit them. (references) | |
Trade | Venezuela | Certain mineral resources are also subject to export controls. (references) |
Botswana | In FY2000 the Government increased sales tax for alcoholic beverages, wines, spirits and mineral water. (references) | |
Georgia | In 1997 the IFC co-financed a loan with the EBRD to the Georgian Glass and Mineral Water Co. to reestablish "Borjomi" as the leading mineral water brand in the country. (references) | |
Travel | Taiwan | Hotels and restaurants do provide drinking water, and bottled mineral water is widely available. (references) |
Worker Rights | Botswana | The industrial or wage economy is small, and unions are concentrated largely in mineral extraction and to a lesser extent in the railway and banking sectors. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ADAMANT, n. A mineral frequently found beneath a corset. Soluble in solicitate of gold. |
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Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | The Alaska Lands Act reaffirms our commitment to the environment and strikes a balance between protecting areas of great beauty and allowing development of Alaska's oil, gas, mineral, and timber resources. |
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| "Mineral" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 63.56% of the time. "Mineral" is used about 847 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 63.56% | 538 | 11,454 |
| Noun (singular) | 32.19% | 273 | 17,765 |
| Noun (proper) | 4.13% | 35 | 58,339 |
| Noun (common) | 0.12% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 847 | N/A |
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Germany | Blaue Quellen Mineral und Heil-Brunnen A.G. | South Africa | SA Mineral Resources Corporation Limited |
| South Korea | Baek Kwang Mineral Products | Sweden | Tricorona Mineral AB |
| United Kingdom | Rackwood Mineral Holdings Plc | USA | Southern Mineral Corporation |
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1. Mineral, CA 2. Mineral, IL (village, FIPS 49516) 3. Mineral, VA (town, FIPS 52120) 4. Mineral, WA |
Expressions using "mineral": Acidulous mineral waters ♦ AEthiops mineral ♦ Agaric mineral ♦ Bezoar mineral ♦ carbonated mineral water ♦ chameleon mineral ♦ detritus mineral ♦ Dutch mineral ♦ Ethiops mineral ♦ gangue mineral ♦ Green mineral ♦ guest mineral ♦ Kermes mineral ♦ mineral acid ♦ mineral acids ♦ mineral alkali ♦ mineral association ♦ mineral blue ♦ Mineral Bluff ♦ mineral candle ♦ mineral caoutchouc ♦ mineral chameleon ♦ mineral charcoal ♦ Mineral City ♦ mineral coal ♦ mineral concession ♦ mineral content ♦ mineral cotton ♦ Mineral County ♦ mineral crystal ♦ mineral deficiency ♦ mineral deposit ♦ mineral dressing ♦ mineral fertilizer ♦ Mineral Fibers ♦ mineral filler ♦ mineral green ♦ Mineral Hills ♦ mineral jelly ♦ mineral kingdom ♦ mineral matter or wine ♦ mineral oil ♦ mineral orange ♦ mineral paint ♦ mineral patch ♦ mineral pitch ♦ Mineral Point ♦ Mineral Policy Center ♦ mineral processing ♦ mineral red ♦ mineral resource ♦ mineral resources ♦ mineral riches ♦ Mineral Ridge ♦ mineral right ♦ mineral rights ♦ mineral rock ♦ mineral salt ♦ mineral spring ♦ Mineral Springs ♦ mineral tallow ♦ mineral tar ♦ mineral vein ♦ mineral water ♦ Mineral Waters ♦ mineral wax ♦ mineral wealth ♦ Mineral Wells ♦ mineral wool ♦ the mineral kingdom ♦ toughened mineral ocular ♦ Turbith's mineral ♦ turpeth mineral ♦ Warm Mineral Springs ♦ West Mineral. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "mineral": mineral-bearing, mineral-containing, mineral-energy, mineral-exploration, mineral-extracting, mineral-extraction, mineral-jelly, mineral-laden, mineral-loving, mineral-melt, mineral-occurrence, mineral-only, mineral-poor, mineral-processing, mineral-rich, mineral-water. | |
Ending with "mineral": multi-mineral. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
mineral | 1,784 | mineral well index | 64 |
rock and mineral | 1,173 | agua mineral | 63 |
bare mineral | 871 | gem and mineral | 61 |
vitamin and mineral | 467 | trace mineral | 61 |
mineral supplement | 454 | mineral springs sycamore | 55 |
mineral make up | 326 | mineral well | 53 |
mineral oil | 274 | chelated mineral | 52 |
coral calcium mineral supplement | 229 | liquid mineral | 49 |
mineral well tx | 182 | bare mineral cosmetic | 48 |
colloidal mineral | 138 | rock mineral picture | 45 |
mineral water | 137 | mineral well wv | 41 |
bare mineral make up | 137 | vitamin mineral amino acid | 41 |
mineral area college | 112 | vitamin and mineral supplement | 40 |
mineral va | 87 | essential mineral | 40 |
mineral spirits | 76 | mineral aspartates | 38 |
mineral cosmetic | 75 | shear mineral | 37 |
mineral point wi | 75 | mineral wool | 37 |
friend harvest mineral moon town | 72 | mineral picture | 37 |
mineral well texas | 72 | isd mineral well | 37 |
mineral management service | 72 | metso mineral | 33 |
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| Language | Translations for "mineral"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | mineraal. (various references) | |
Albanian | mineral (ore), madem (mine, stone pit), xeheror (ore), pije të gazuara (minerals). (various references) | |
Arabic | معدني (brazen, metallic), معدن (metal, mineralize), مادة غير عضية, مشروبات معدنية, مشروبات غازية, مشبع بالمواد المعدنية, غير عضوي (inorganic), الجماد. (various references) | |
Basque | minerale. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | неорганичен (inorganic), минерална вода (minerals), минерален (thermal), минерал. (various references) | |
Chinese | 矿物 (minerals), 礦物 . (various references) | |
Czech | minerální, nerost (octahedrite, ophite, orpiment, pericline, peridot). (various references) | |
Danish | mineral. (various references) | |
Dutch | mineraal. (various references) | |
Esperanto | mineralo, minerala. (various references) | |
Farsi | معدنی (Inorganic), معدن (Mine), ماده معدنی , کانی (Inorganic), اب معدنی (Spa). (various references) | |
Finnish | mineraali, kivennäinen. (various references) | |
French | minéral (mineral salts). (various references) | |
German | Mineral (ore), mineralisch (minerally). (various references) | |
Greek | μετάλλευμα (ore), μεταλλικόσ (metallic), ορυκτόσ, ορυκτό (ore). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מינרלי, מינרל, מחצבי, מחצב (origin, quarry). (various references) | |
Hungarian | ásványi (bitumen), ásvány. (various references) | |
Indonesian | mineral. (various references) | |
Italian | minerale (ore). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 鉱質 , 鉱石 (crystal, ore), 鉱石 (crystal, ore), 鉱物 , 鉱物 , 礦石 (ore), ミドル級 (10^-3, aerogramme, communications within a small range, middleweight class, Mila Sohon, militarism, militarist, military look, milli-, millibar, milligram, millimeter, million, million seller, millionaire, millisecond, mimic, mi-mollet, mimosa, mineral water, Minerva, minestrone, mini, mini component, mini computer, mini floppy disk, mini size, mini theater, miniature, miniature car, minibuffer, minicar, minicomputer, mini-computer, minicycle, mini-disk, minifacsimile, minim, minimalist program, minimum, minimum access, minion, minipill, mini-skirt, ministate, Minnesota, Minolta, minute steak, miracle, mirage, mirror, mirror ball, mirror site, monitor, Muenchen, Muller, Munich, museum, music, music tape, music therapy, musical, musical comedy, musical play, musical show, musician, mutant, mute, Myanmar). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ミネラル , こうしつ (colloidal, dowager, glue and lacquer, gluey, great intimacy, hardness, Imperial household, stiffness, widow), こうぶつ (favorite dish, favorite food), こうせき (achievements, crystal, diluvial epoch, merit, meritorious deed, meritorious service, ore, wake). (various references) | |
Korean | 무기물 (minerals). (various references) | |
Norwegian | malm. (various references) | |
Occitan | mineral. (various references) | |
Papiamen | mineral. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ineralmay.(various references) | |
Polish | mineralny. (various references) | |
Portuguese | mineral. (various references) | |
Romanian | mineral. (various references) | |
Russian | руда (heads, ore), минеральный, минерал минеральный, минерал, ископаемый (fossil, fossilized). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | mineralan, mineral (amianthus). (various references) | |
Spanish | mineral (ore). (various references) | |
Swazi | tí-bíyo témhlaba. (various references) | |
Swedish | mineral (ore). (various references) | |
Turkish | mineral, madensel tuz, madensel, madeni (brazen, metallic), maden (diggings, metal, mine, ore, quarry). (various references) | |
Turkmen | mineral (r). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | руда (ore), неорганічний (anorganic, inorganic), мінеральний, мінерал. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | nước khoáng (mineral water). (various references) | |
Welsh | mwyn (benign, bland, dear, gentle, kind, mild, ore, sake). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Medieval Latin | 700-1500 | minerale. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "mineral": mineralise, mineralised, mineralises, mineralising, mineralizable, mineralization, mineralizations, mineralize, mineralized, mineralizer, mineralizers, mineralizes, mineralizing, mineralocorticoid, mineralocorticoids, mineralogic, mineralogical, mineralogically, mineralogies, mineralogist, mineralogists, mineralogy, minerals. (additional references) | |
Words containing "mineral": demineralization, demineralizations, demineralize, demineralized, demineralizer, demineralizers, demineralizes, demineralizing. (additional references) | |
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"Mineral" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Imcera, Inderal, Indral, inreal, manera, Mendenall, menear, mincral, minear, Mineiro, minerale, Mineralia, Minerall, minerat, minere, minerel, minerial, minical, Miniere, minigrip, minora, Minorum, Mlinaric, Monera, Monreal, Monserrat, munera, Munkedal. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "mineral" (pronounced mi"nerul or mi"nrul) |
| 4 | -n er u l | funeral, Gen, general. |
| 3 | -er u l | admiral, agricultural, architectural, behavioral, bilateral, collateral, Corporal, countercultural, cultural, doctoral, doggerel, electoral, ephemeral, federal, femoral, guttural, horticultural, humoral, inaugural, structural, supernatural, temporal, intercultural, lateral, liberal, literal, littoral, mackerel, mayoral, multicultural, multilateral, natural, neoliberal, nomenclatural, nonagricultural, numeral, pastoral, pectoral, peripheral, pickerel, postdoctoral, prefectural, procedural, scriptural, sculptural, sectoral, trilateral, unilateral, unnatural, visceral. |
| 3 | -r u l | amoral, ancestral, antiviral, apparel, astral, aural, auroral, austral, Balmoral, barrel, Beryl, boral, Carle, Carol, carrel, cathedral, central, cerebral, choral, coral, feral, floral, gambrel, goral, immoral, imperil, Sorel, Sorrel, spiral, sterile, tetrahedral, integral, intramural, laurel, Loral, minstrel, mistral, mitral, moral, mural, neural, neutral, nostril, octahedral, oral, orchestral, peril, plural, quarrel, rural, scoundrel, several, ventral, vertebral, viral, virile. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: manlier, marline. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-i-l-m-n-r" | |
-1 letter: airmen, aliner, almner, larine, limner, linear, mailer, maline, marine, marlin, menial, merlin, nailer, remail, remain, renail. | |
-2 letters: aimer, alien, aline, amine, anile, anime, ariel, elain, email, inarm, lamer, learn, leman, liane, liman, limen, liner, maile, miler, minae, miner, namer, ramen, ramie, realm, reman, renal. | |
-3 letters: airn, alme, amen, amie, amin, amir, anil, aril. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-i-l-m-n-r" | |
+1 letter: germinal, inflamer, maligner, malinger, marlines, minerals, mislearn, rifleman, terminal, tramline. | |
+2 letters: almonries, animalier, bromelain, greenmail, implanter, inflamers, intermale, lamebrain, liveryman, luminaire, madrilene, maligners, malingers, marveling, millenary, minelayer, mislearns, mislearnt, normalise, normalize, numerical, prolamine, reimplant, remailing, semilunar, terminals, tillerman, trameling, tramlines, unmanlier, womanlier. | |
+3 letters: aldermanic, alimentary, animaliers, bromelains, centralism, ceremonial, chloramine, clambering, complainer, derailment, eliminator, germinally, greenmails, impearling, impersonal, implanters, intermodal, intermural, lambrequin, lamebrains, lawrencium, luminaires, luminaries, madrilenes, mainlander, malingered, malingerer, managerial, marcelling, martingale, marvelling, mercantile, meridional, minelayers, mineralise, mineralize, mineralogy, mislearned, monetarily, multirange, neorealism, neurilemma, neutralism, normalcies, normalised, normalises, normalized, normalizer, normalizes, palindrome, parliament, planimeter, prolamines, reclaiming, regimental, reimplants, resampling, rosemaling, rudimental, streamline, terminable, terminably, terminally, timberland, tourmaline, tramelling, trammeling, trampoline, trigeminal, unicameral. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Images: Digital Art 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Quotations: Speeches 10. Usage Frequency 11. Names: Company Usage 12. Cities | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Translations: Ancient | 17. Abbreviations 18. Acronyms 19. Derivations 20. Rhymes | 21. Anagrams 22. Bibliography |
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