What's the difference between a rock and a mineral?
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Question: What's the difference between a rock and a mineral?

Answer:

A rock is an aggregate of one or more minerals; or a body of undifferentiated mineral matter.

Source of this FAQ:
http://minerals.usgs.gov/west/factfaq.shtml

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