Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  habitus(noun) person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease) the consumptive habitus. 2  physique, build, body-build, habitus(noun) constitution of the human body.
A mineral is a naturally occurring substance, representable by a chemical formula, that is usually solid and inorganic, and has a crystal structure. It is different from a rock, which can be an aggregate of minerals or non-minerals and does not have a specific chemical composition.
This is a much broader definition of mineral than the earth science definition. When used this way, the word may include minerals as geologically defined, rocks as geologically defined, and sediment (gravel, sand, clay).he legal definition of mineral, according to Black's Law Dictionary (1968, p. 1146) is any valuable inert or lifeless substance formed or deposited in its present position through natural agencies alone, and which is found either in or upon the soil of the earth or in the rocks beneath the soil..