I was discussing this with some friends yesterday, and we’ve basically narrowed it down to three contenders. In order:

  1. Salt
  2. Ice
  3. Copper ore

Rules:

Going by dictionary definition of “rock”, which means “stone”, which means “mineral”.

Water is a mineral according to the dictionary, which is why ice is in there.

Minerals are inorganic according to the dictionary, so things like sugar crystals don’t count, since they’re organic.

So, is it one of those three, or are there other delicious rocks that we’ve overlooked?

  • voracitude@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Well, okay, I understand what you mean and why, but you stated “water is a mineral” in your post, so I was just clarifying that bit.

    Edit: As well, naturally-occurring is important. Merriam-Webster is wrong, at least in the scientific sense. Again, sorry. This is the internet and pedants like me thrive here 😅

    • hperrin@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      11 days ago

      I agree, which is why we didn’t include simply “copper”, but “copper ore”, since I don’t think ingots of pure copper occur naturally.

      Ps, I love the pedantry. :)