Minerals, dadadaaa!

S.N.I.F.C

Solid
Cannot be liquid or gas

Naturally Occuring
Found in nature, not man made

Inorganic
Not alive, never will be

Fixed Composition
Has a chemical formula, most are formed from compounds of two or more, some are monocompounds

Crystal Form
A definite in chemical structure.

I have several different objects. These objects are:

Gold
Diamond
Topaz
Granite
Quartz
Talc
Wood
Fossil
Bone
Pearls
Ice
Coal
Rocksalt

Now, following the rule of minerals, I shall organize them into categories of minerals and non minerals.

Minerals:
Gold
Topaz
Talc
Iceberg
Diamond

Non Minerals:
Wood
Fossil
Bone
Granite
Pearls
Rock salt
Coal

Now I bet your going to ask why I put some things in others, well here's why:

Wood-Living
Fossil-Was living
Bone-Living Material
Granite-Igneous rock
Pearls-Formed by living object
Rocksalt-Not crystalline structure
Coal-Was living Tissue

so follow these rules and find what are and arn't minerals