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A mineral that contains a useful substance or element such as iron or aluminum is a(n)?
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What is the mineral makeup of aluminum?
The overwhelming majority of aluminum on earth is mined from a mineral called Bauxite. Once the aluminum is smelted out, it is no longer a mineral - it is an element: Aluminum.
Is an ore considered a mineral?
Its considered an ore when it contains enough of a useful substance that it can be sold
Was lithium discovered in Sweden?
Actually, Lithium was discovered as a part of a mineral in Sweden in 1800. This mineral was LiAlSi4O10, which is lithium aluminum silicate. In 1817 Johan August Arfwedson, then working in the laboratory of the chemist Jöns Jakob Berzelius, detected the presence of a new element while analyzing this mineral. This element was then named Lithium.
Is a mineral soft?
No, a mineral is a hard substance
What is a mineral an element or mixture?
A mineral is basically a mixture of different substances that consist of rocks (solid form) and some other things. While it is in its other form (liquid) it contains some useful substances such as zinc and etc.
What mineral come from aluminum?
Aluminium is an element and contains no minerals. It is, however, obtained from bauxite.
What is the mineral makeup of aluminum?
The overwhelming majority of aluminum on earth is mined from a mineral called Bauxite. Once the aluminum is smelted out, it is no longer a mineral - it is an element: Aluminum.
Is aluminum minerals?
Aluminum is an element, a metal, etc. Not a mineral
Is Mineral water pure substance or mixture?
No. A pure substance describes one that contains only one type of element/molecule. Mineral water is a mixture, since it contains many different types of minerals, next to water, and can therefore not be called a "pure" substance.
Is mineral water a pure water?
No. A pure substance describes one that contains only one type of element/molecule. Mineral water is a mixture, since it contains many different types of minerals, next to water, and can therefore not be called a "pure" substance.
Is chocolate milk an element or substance?
Chocolate milk is a mixture, and therefore not an element or a substance (technically). It contains a number of proteins, which are themselves mixtures of complex compounds, and its proteins and other mineral compounds are in a solution of water, another distinct compound or substance.
If a mineral contains more than one element it is called a?
If a mineral contains more than one element it is called a
What mineral is used to make most abundant element containers and deodorants?
aluminum
What is the mineral group of sapphire?
Sapphire comes from the corundum mineral family, which is an aluminum oxide (Al2O3). Corundum consists of pure aluminum oxide, it also contains trace amounts of other elements such as iron, titanium and chromium.
Why is a silicate a silicate?
A silicate is a mineral which contains the element silica.
What mineral contains atoms of a single element?
For example graphite.
What mineral is a common hard mineral used in ceramics and glass and contains the element k?
Feldspar
