Cat?! :eek:

Think smaller than a small pebble.

MUCH. MUCH. MUCH. Smaller.

You said I could go outside and pick it up. Thus, stray cat.

A lichen? Bark? A flower part? Grass blade? (this doesn't look organic) Is it organic? Animal, vegetable, or mineral?

Not living. Not organic. Neither animal nor vegetable.

And what defines a mineral?

mineral = a naturally occurring substance formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure and specific physical properties. A rock, by comparison, is an aggregate of minerals and need not have a specific chemical composition. Minerals range in composition from pure elements and simple salts to very complex silicates with thousands of known forms. (from Wikipedia)

Paper

Hm.

I found this:

A mineral is a naturally occurring homogeneous solid, inorganically formed, with a definite chemical composition and an ordered atomic arrangement.

Based on the above definition, then yes, it is a mineral and it is in the form of a crystal

Is it grey in real life?

Is it gray up there?

::looks::

Hmm...

Is it gray in real life?

Answer is...

no.

The above image is a scanning electron microscopy... thus, adding the tint.

What color is it?

Ooh... can't give that away. The color'll be a dead giveaway

Animal poop would be organic... hmmmm... rust?

Dirt.

What has such a perfect lattice structure..

Salad. :)

::hits forehead::

Haha that was good.

Glass?

Bird poo. ;)

Hm.

Glass? Similar in a way... but... glass doesn't have a lattice structure... it's a moving fluid ;)

Mercury?

Water?

Cherry Kool-Aid?

Milk?

Cherry koolaid, hee, hee. :)