What needs to happen for a solute to dissolve in a particular solvent?

There needs to be a strong interaction between solvent and solute molecules. However, this interaction must be strong enough to disrupt the molecular interactions between the solute molecules.

Explanation:

It is called solute, the chemical compounds that dissolve in another substance. The solvent is the substance into which the solute will be dissolved to form a new product.

Chemical dissolution is the process of dispersing the solute in a solvent, giving rise to a homogeneous solution or mixture. For such a dissolution to occur, an extremely strong chemical bond between the solute and the solvent must occur. However, this bond must be strong enough to separate the bond between the solute molecules.

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).