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A rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral is called a?
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A rock that contains a metal or other useful mineral that can be mined and sold at a profit is called?
a pancake
What is an economically useful mineral?
Halite, copper, diamond, calcite, talc, sphalerite, and quartz are but a few very important and economically important minerals.
What is a rock that contains a mineral?
Many rocks contain minerals that contain metallic elements. Rocks that contain metallic elements that can be economically refined into quantities of useful metals are called metallic ores. Bauxite, for instance, is the common rock ore which is refined to produce the metal aluminum.
What is a rock that contains a useful mineral?
A mineral containing a useful substance is an ore. Example: Bauxite is an ore, from which is extracted the commercially valuable metal aluminum.
Is carbon found in ores or minerals?
Carbon is a mineral with many different allotropes (structurally different arrangements of the same compound) some of which are found in the Earth's crust (eg. Graphite and Diamond). An ore is a type of rock that contains important minerals such as gold ore or diamond ore.Usually the term 'ore' is reserved to rocks containing economically useful metals but 'carbon ore' is not a contradiction.
A what is a rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral?
The rock would be considered an ore.
Characteristics of a mineral to an ore mineral?
A mineral that is useful and economically viable to extract and purify is an ore.
What is a mineral that is called if it contains something that is useful and sold for a profit?
ore
A rock that contains a metal or other useful mineral that can be mined and sold at a profit is called?
a pancake
What is a rock that contains a metal or economically useful?
The rock would be considered an ore.
What is a rock or mineral that contains a useful metal?
maybe copper
A mineral that contains something that can be useful and sold after processing?
penis
Is a mineral an ore or a gem if it contains something useful and can be sold for a profit?
Actually, a mineral is an ore if it contains another mineral. It can also be sold for a profit, once the USEFUL mineral is either melted out, or drilled out. Then the left over of the ore is useless, but the mineral itself can be sold for profit purposes.
What is an economically useful mineral?
Halite, copper, diamond, calcite, talc, sphalerite, and quartz are but a few very important and economically important minerals.
When is a mineral classified a ore?
If it contains enough of a useful substance that it can be sold for a profit.:)
When is a mineral classified an ore?
If it contains enough of a useful substance that it can be sold for a profit.:)
What Minerals can be classified according to their use what classification is given to a mineral that contains a useful amount of a particular element such as iron?
A mineral that contains a useful amount of a particular element is an ore. An ore containing iron is called iron ore, such as magnetite (Fe3O4), and hematite (Fe2O3), which contain 70% iron.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_ore
