What are Minerals? | What are Mineral Properties?
2019-6-30 · Mineral nutrients for the human body include: iron, calcium, copper, sulfur, phosphorus, magnesium and many others. An archaic use of the word "mineral" comes from the Linnaean taxonomy in which all things can be assigned to the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms. The word "mineral" is also used inconsistently in geology.