In Geology, a Mineral Is Defined As

In geology, a mineral is defined as:

A) a natural substance that is neither animal nor plant, has a specific composition and structure, and contains one or more silicon- oxygen tetrahedra.
B) a naturally occurring, usually inorganic, solid consisting of chemical elements in specific proportions, whose atoms are arranged in a systematic internal pattern.
C) a naturally occurring crystalline inorganic solid that contains only one element.
D) a solid substance or element that is essential to human nutrition.