OEO Ontology

Overview / Open Energy Ontology / Class - mineral
Label: mineral
Definition:
A mineral is a portion of matter that is normally crystalline formed.

Sub classes:
non-metallic mineral
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Definition:
A non-metallic mineral is a mineral that does not contain any metallic content within themselves. It is the physical output of an industrial process and has a commodity role.


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portion of matter
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Definition:
A portion of matter is an aggregate of material entities that have a state of matter.

Editor note:
Portions of matter describe mass nouns like e.g. water, air and fuel. Mass nouns are uncountable, but portions of these can be quantified, like 1 glass of water, 1 m³ of air or 1 barrel of fuel. For further explanation please refer to: https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/ontology/wiki/Explanation-on-mass-nouns