Use groups earth materials by what people actually do with them. Wikipedia notes that "since antiquity, varieties of quartz have been the most commonly used minerals in the making of jewelry and hardstone carvings," a use that has nothing to do with the mineral's scientific classification. This dimension connects a material to its place in human hands rather than only in the ground.
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Formation OriginA dominant halide anion (F-, Cl-, Br- or I-). 1 Food / De-icing
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1. Wikipedia: Halide minerals
WikipediaHalide minerals, lead sectionQuote, Halide minerals, lead section
Halide minerals are those minerals with a dominant halide anion (F-, Cl-, Br- and I-).
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