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• plural of mineral.

minerals

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1. In the diet, certain substances necessary for the maintenance of life and good health. Some are essential components of bodily substances, such as the calcium in bones and the iron in hemoglobin, whereas others help regulate the activities of metabolism. (See under “Earth Sciences.”)

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Mining executive Tony Sage faced an unusual problem on a call with investors: One investor accused Sage of not knowing where his company’s deposit of rare minerals was located.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The U.S. is pouring billions into a push to end the country’s dependence on China for critical minerals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

"A high fraction of compounds were the product of organic chemistry with minerals," said organic mass spectrometry specialist Phil Schmitt-Kopplin of Technical University Munich.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

The researchers are now identifying the specific salt minerals in the meteorite so they can compare them with similar materials found in samples returned from Ryugu and Bennu.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

Crusher was designed for a single purpose: to mine deep-sea minerals.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown