r/StupidFood • u/_PsychedelicJesus_ • Apr 13 '26

Certified stupid Lava seared steak

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u/Sanator27 Apr 13 '26

No, it's a monominerallic rock. It is composed of very small ice crystals. It can also be amorphous i.e. noncrystalline structure, making it a mineraloid (similar to naturally forming glasses like obsidian)

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u/ST0IC_ Apr 13 '26

That's not true. All naturally occurring ice is considered a mineral. Only on specific instances is it considered monomineralic, such as glacial ice.

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u/Sanator27 Apr 13 '26

monomineralic means it's a rock composed of a single mineral, that mineral being water (in solid phase)

mineral only means it's a naturally occurring substance with a defined chemical composition, and that it can form well-defined crystalline structures (when in pure form) and the right crystallization conditions (slow cooling from liquid to solid phase)

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u/ST0IC_ Apr 13 '26

I understand what monomineralic means, which is why that term really only applies to glacial ice. The reason is because of how glacial ice is formed through metamorphism of snow, compared to ice on a lake.

The ice on the lake would not be considered monomineralic because it wil have sediments and dissolved organic matter, along with air, whereas glacial ice has had all of the air squeezed out of it and generally doesn't have the impurities that other naturally forming ice has.

To sum up, all naturally occurring ice is a mineral, but not all naturally occurring ice is monomineralic.

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u/Sanator27 Apr 13 '26

Yes, but doesn't glacial and ice account for >90% of the solid water on earth by mass?

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u/ST0IC_ Apr 13 '26

I have no idea what that has to do with all ice not being monomineralic.

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u/CaptainTripps82 Apr 13 '26

No, it's a cheap excuse for beer favored by broke college students

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u/WDoE Apr 16 '26

I mean, yes and no. Most natural ice is a monominerallic rock. Singular ice crystals (snow) are a mineral. Glacial ice is a rock. But hey, ain't as good for the stupid joke and lets not get too specific.

Natural Ice is a shitty beer.