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polymorphic mineral
subject			fact

polymorphic mineral	is a kind of mineral
	has polymorph
mineral	has color
	has alteration mineral
	is one of 4000 well-characterized minerals

Kinds of polymorphic mineral :

• metastable mineral (7 kinds, 4 facts) - a polymorphic mineral in a high energy state relative to room temperature and pressure
• stable mineral (4 kinds, 3 facts) - a polymorphic mineral with the lowest possible energy state relative to room temperature and pressure