Ground Minerals,Inc.and SuperSupplements,Inc.enter into an oral contract for the purchase of mineral rights to a piece of property owned by Ground Minerals.Ground Minerals then refuses to allow SuperSupplements to extract minerals from the property.SuperSupplements files suit against Ground Minerals for breach of contract.Ground Minerals can use the __________ as a defense.

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The Statute of Frauds requires that contracts for the sale of real property, including mineral rights, be in writing to be enforceable. Without a written contract, Ground Minerals may be able to use this as a defense against SuperSupplements' claim for breach of an oral contract.