MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA
MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES
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Composed primarily of methane (CH4). Formed from plants and animals that were buried deep within the ocean floor.
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Resources that cannot be replaced.
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An inorganic compound or element that has a regular crystalline structure.
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Mining where explosives or heavy machinery are used to literally remove the top of a mountain in order to obtain valuable mineral resources within that mountain.
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Detailed explanation-1: -“A mineral is an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has been formed as a result of geological processes.” (Nickel, E. H., 1995). “Minerals are naturally-occurring inorganic substances with a definite and predictable chemical composition and physical properties.” (O’ Donoghue, 1990).
Detailed explanation-2: -A mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical properties.
Detailed explanation-3: -Minerals also have a definite chemical composition in which the atoms are arranged in an orderly pattern called the “crystalline structure".
Detailed explanation-4: -Inorganic minerals-Inorganic minerals are naturally occurring substances that do not contain carbon-hydrogen bonds and are not derived from living organisms. Examples include elements such as iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium, as well as compounds such as quartz, feldspar, and mica.
Detailed explanation-5: -Crystal Structure All minerals, by definition are also crystals. Packing of atoms in a crystal structure requires an orderly and repeated atomic arrangement.