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Bauxite
Bauxite is thought of as a rock because the minerals in it can be very different depending on where it is found. Actual minerals aren't that changeable. Mineral identification is based on the 'sameness' of the mineral each time a piece is found. For example, if you found a piece of halite, or salt, it would always look shiny or glassy, and always break evenly into cubes. Since the kinds of minerals that are in bauxite change a lot, its mineral identification changes from rock to rock, too. The 'sameness' for mineral identification is not there so geologists think of it as a rock.
Bauxite is thought of as a rock because the minerals in it can be very different depending on where it is found. Actual minerals aren't that changeable. Mineral identification is based on the 'sameness' of the mineral each time a piece is found. For example, if you found a piece of halite, or salt, it would always look shiny or glassy, and always break evenly into cubes. Since the kinds of minerals that are in bauxite change a lot, its mineral identification changes from rock to rock, too. The 'sameness' for mineral identification is not there so geologists think of it as a rock.
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