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Mineraloid and metalloid
Def. an "element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially one that exhibits the external characteristics of a metal, but behaves chemically more as a nonmetal" is called a metalloid.

Def. a "substance that resembles a mineral but does not exhibit crystallinity" is called a mineraloid.

When gallium occurs naturally it is called native gallium. When a solid it has a crystal structure, when a liquid it does not. Native gallium that is a crystalline solid is a mineral. When it occurs as native gallium as a liquid, it lacks a crystal structure; hence, is a mineraloid. The element gallium is a metalloid. Native gallium occurring as a liquid is a mineraloid by definition.

Thanks for your interest in the Minerals/Metalloids resource. I have undid your revision. Please feel free to ask questions on the Discuss page rather than changing the resource. --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 05:15, 22 June 2021 (UTC)