Aggregates
Rocks and minerals. Aggregates are obtained from rocks, which, in turn, are composed of minerals (either a single mineral, or a mixture of minerals). A mineral is naturally occurring, inorganic, has an order internal arrangement of atoms, and has a definite composition (or range of compositions). For example, quartz, halite, gypsum, opal, feldspar, biotite (mica), etc. Mineral .