EARTH SCIENCE
MINERAL PHYSICS
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Question
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Mining metals comes mainly from what three mineral groups?
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native elements, oxides and sulfides
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oxides, carbonates and sulfates
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oxides, native elements and silicates
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halides, oxides, and sillicates
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Some important metallic minerals are: hematite (a source of iron), bauxite (a source of aluminum), sphalerite (a source of zinc) and galena (a source of lead).
Detailed explanation-2: -Mineral resources can be divided into two major categories-Metallic and Nonmetallic. Metallic resources are things like Gold, Silver, Tin, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Nickel, Chromium, and Aluminum. Nonmetallic resources are things like sand, gravel, gypsum, halite, Uranium, dimension stone.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most metallic ore minerals are native elements, sulfides, sulfosalts, oxides, or hydroxides.
Detailed explanation-4: -Chemical Composition. Mineral Properties. Crystal Systems and Silicate Structures.
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