[Rockhounds] Re: Organic/Inorganic: What Is A Mineral? + Marsminerals

[Al Balmer]

On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:53:47 -0400, "Earl R. Verbeek"
<everbeek at sterlinghillminingmuseum.org> wrote:

>I realize that these things conform neither to the scientific nor
>(sometimes) the legal definition of "mineral", but that's how I think about
>them.  It's just a practical consideration that influences what I collect
>and what I don't.

You bring up another question. What's in a name? Obviously, you can
study whatever subset of the universe you like. It may be convenient
to have an accepted label to discuss it with other people, but how
important is it that the boundaries of that label be precisely
defined?

-- 
Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ