MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA
MINERALS
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Ferrous and not Ferrous
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Ferrous and non Ferrous
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Ferrous and un Ferrous
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Metallic minerals are of two types namely Ferrous and non ferrous. Ferrous minerals are Iron, Manganese and chromite, Non-ferrous are gold, silver, copper and lead.
Detailed explanation-2: -Metallic minerals are of two types: Ferrous minerals and Non-ferrous minerals. Ferrous minerals are minerals that contain iron. A non-ferrous mineral does not contain iron but may contain some other metal.
Detailed explanation-3: -Iron is one of the most commonly used metals on Earth, hence a sub-classification of Metallic Minerals can also be in the form of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Minerals. Ferrous Minerals contain Iron while Non –Ferrous Minerals do not contain Iron. All of the Metallic ores such as Magnetite, Pyrite, Bauxite, Hematite etc.
Detailed explanation-4: -Metallic Minerals are minerals in which metal elements are present in their raw form. Non-metallic minerals do not contain any metal substances in them. When metallic minerals are melted a new product is formed. In the case of non-metallic minerals, you don’t get any new product after such a process.
Detailed explanation-5: -There are two kinds of minerals: macrominerals and trace minerals. You need larger amounts of macrominerals. They include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride and sulfur. You only need small amounts of trace minerals.