Mineral

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017361",
  "term": "Mineral",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Any natural resource extracted from the earth for human use; e.g., ores, salts, coal, or petroleum.\n\n2. Any naturally occurring inorganic substance found in the earth's crust as a crystalline solid.\n\n3. Mining laws usage. A substance is \"mineral' under the general U.S. mining laws: (1) if it is scientifically recognized as such, (2) if it is classified commercially as such or (3) if it derives from the earth and possesses economic value and utility aside from the agricul-tural purposes of the surface itself. (U.S. Forest Serv. 1958)\n\n4. The word \"mineral\" is not technical, either as having a special sense by commercial usage, or as having a scientific meaning different from the popular meaning. Mineral is a word of common speech and, as such, its interpretation is within the judicial knowledge and therefore a matter of law. (Marvel vs. Merritt, 116 U.S. 11)\n\n5. A solid homogenous crystalline chemical element or compound that results from the inorganic processes of nature.",
  "abbreviation": "Uncommon Variety Mineral",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Glossary",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "USDA Forest Service Wildland Planning Glossary",
    "IRS Placer Mining Industry Training 3147-121 (7-99) TPDS No. 83436E at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-mssp/placer.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/mineral/"
}