Select the one substance that is not a mineral.
A: Molasses is not a pure substance. It is made in a factory.
B: Magnetite is a pure substance. It is not made by living things.
C: Hematite is not made by living things. It is a solid.
Compare the properties of each substance to the properties of minerals. Select the substance whose properties do not match those of minerals.
Molasses is made in a factory. But all minerals are formed in nature.
Molasses is not a pure substance. But all minerals are pure substances.
So, molasses is not a mineral.
Magnetite is a mineral.
Hematite is a mineral.