GEOLOGY
GEOLOGY
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Question
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sample of rocks big enough to be sold
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sample of rocks with valuable minerals inside that need to be smelted
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sample of rocks not worth anything, and is best thrown away
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sample of rocks with gemstones already inside
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals concentrated above background levels, typically containing metals, that can be mined, treated and sold at a profit.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ore is a type of rock that contains sufficient minerals with important elements including metals that can be economically extracted from the rock or a mineral or an aggregate of minerals from which a valuable constituent, especially a metal, can be profitably mined or extracted is an ore.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ores are concentrations of minerals in rock that are high enough to be economically extracted for use. All ores are minerals, but all minerals are not necessarily ores. Rocks-A rock is made up of 2 or more minerals. You need minerals to make rocks, but you don’t need rocks to make minerals.
Detailed explanation-4: -The naturally occurring material from which a mineral or minerals of economic value can be extracted. Usually minerals, especially metals, are mined first in ore form, then refined later.
Detailed explanation-5: -A mineral deposit that contains enough minerals to be mined for profit is called an ore. Ores are rocks that contain concentrations of valuable minerals.