How do chemical weathering affect land formation? Chemical weathering can cause rivers to change course.
Chemical weathering can form caves.
Chemical weathering can change rock types.
Chemical weathering can affect the weather of an area.

the volume increases

answer is: naturally occurring solid, inorganic compound or element is mineral.

minerals usually have crystalline form, that means than crystal constituents (atoms, molecules or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.

for example magnetite is a mineral of iron oxide (fe₂o₃).

calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (caco₃).

dolomite is an   carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate (camg(co₃)₂).

it is the most commonly accepted one