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Kind sorts earth materials into their broadest category, such as mineral, rock or sediment. Wikipedia describes quartz as "a hard mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide)," placing it firmly in the mineral kind rather than among rocks made of many minerals together. This dimension gives a visitor the widest possible grouping of what a material actually is.

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Formation Origin
The oxide anion (O2-) bonded to one or more metals. 1
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Chrysoberyl, Materials

Entity-backed identity for the material classification this material already carries as an enum fact, pointing at the class subcategory of the same name. The enum fact itself stays on the entity unchanged.

Corundum, Materials

Entity-backed identity for the material classification this material already carries as an enum fact, pointing at the class subcategory of the same name. The enum fact itself stays on the entity unchanged.

Hematite, Materials

Entity-backed identity for the material classification this material already carries as an enum fact, pointing at the class subcategory of the same name. The enum fact itself stays on the entity unchanged.

Magnetite, Materials

Entity-backed identity for the material classification this material already carries as an enum fact, pointing at the class subcategory of the same name. The enum fact itself stays on the entity unchanged.

Spinel, Materials

Entity-backed identity for the material classification this material already carries as an enum fact, pointing at the class subcategory of the same name. The enum fact itself stays on the entity unchanged.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Oxide minerals
WikipediaOxide minerals, lead section
Quote, Oxide minerals, lead section
The oxide mineral class includes those minerals in which the oxide anion (O2-) is bonded to one or more metal alloys.
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