Carbon is a mineral. Carbon dioxide found in air and water. Last time I saw carbon floating around in the air was in my fireplace.

But it was a nice little lesson in plant nutrition. Now I am going out back and pull some weeds.

LOL @ Grouchy! You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think!

rayder1 --- as you say, carbon dioxide IS in the air and in the water (you wouldn't be able to see it floating in the air), and it is a form of carbon.

Carbon is found in many different compounds. It is in the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the cosmetics you use and the gasoline that fuels your car. Carbon is a part of every living thing, including ourselves. Plants take it in through their stomata and through photosynthesis, produce oxygen.

The simplest organic compounds contain molecules composed of carbon and hydrogen.

BTW ... carbon is not a mineral ... it is an element.

... that is, of course, it is in it's purest form, then it is a mineral.

Diamond is a mineral, a natural crystalline substance, the transparent form of pure carbon.

We are stardust, we are golden. Interesting to consider that it all started out as hydrogen and everything else came from buring it.

JC,

Tasty little treat... isn't it ????

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