a mineral; specifically a dietary mineral such as calcium, iron, or zinc found in food and required by the body

oil-based products refined through the distillation of minerals such as petroleum and oil shale

the scientific study of minerals, including their chemical composition, structure, properties, and origin

A mineral formed by the crystallization of volcanic magma that has not been altered by weathering; in a broad sense, any mineral that existed in the parent material prior to the formation of soil

any mineral that occurs as a primary component of rocks

fossil fuel, such as oil, coal, and natural gas

An inorganic fiber extracted from minerals, such as asbestos fiber made from [[石棉|石棉|shi2 mian2]]

A mineral that occurs naturally alongside valuable ore in a deposit but has no economic value itself.