Answer:
It is inorganic
Explanation:
The characteristic of minerals that states that it cannot come from something living is that minerals are inorganic chemical substances.
A mineral is a defined as a naturally occurring solid inorganic chemical substance, made up of a definite composition and well defined crystal structure.
- As an inorganic solid, minerals cannot be produced in living cells
- Organic compounds are produced in living organisms.
- All minerals except for a few are produced by non-living processes.
