Mineral, from the nutritional point of view, is a chemical element which is needed by the body of an organism. This is usually an element other than the four elements primarily needed by organisms- carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. Minerals are best supplied to the organisms’ bodies by the diet they consume, specially foods rich […]
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Rocks And Minerals
For thousands of years the humans have been using rocks as tools. In addition, they are used for constructing roads, buildings, as well as for creating a great variety of art. Minerals are natural substances having a certain chemical composition and physical properties. These consist either of only one chemical element, such as, for example, […]