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A magnet is used to separate iron from non-ferrous material in the pulverized ore.
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Is iron a rock?
Yes. A rock called 'banded iron' is the main ore of iron.
Is lodestone the same as iron ore?
No. Iron Ore is a igneous rock that has various amounts of iron spread through it. Lodestones are composted of a mineral called magnetite, which is not an iron ore.
Is iron ore sustainable?
iron ore is sustaiable because iron ore is a rock found under the ground called a mineral.When there is waist found near the rock the waist goes to a good cause and helps the enviroment in many ways
Is iron a igneous or sedimentary rock?
Iron, or Iron Ore, is a mineral that is found within rock. It would be more likely to be found in igneous rocks as a vein or ore to be mined. However, red sandstone has particles of iron ore within it, which give it the reddy colour.
What is an unrefined mineral?
iron ore iron ore
How can iron be separated from ore?
By smelting.
How is iron separated from ore?
A magnet is used to separate iron from non-ferrous material in the pulverized ore.
Is it true or false iron is separated from oxygen by cooling iron ore?
False. The ore is heated (smelting)
Is iron a rock?
Yes. A rock called 'banded iron' is the main ore of iron.
Is iron usually separated from its ores?
by heating iron ore and a source of carbon
What can't be separated by physical means?
Copper chloride iron and iron ore
How is iron usually separated from its ores?
By heating iron ore and a source of Carbon
Is iron ore a rock?
Yes. A rock called 'banded iron' is the main ore of iron.
How is iron removed from the earth's crust?
Iron ore is removed with dynamite and lots of heavy equipment. It starts as iron ore and is mixed with coke (carbon). This is a displacement reaction which means that the iron is separated from the ore and you have iron on its own.
What is the definition for ore?
Ore is a mineral that can be refined into some useful substance, which is usually a metal. Iron ore is the rock from which iron is refined.
Is lodestone the same as iron ore?
No. Iron Ore is a igneous rock that has various amounts of iron spread through it. Lodestones are composted of a mineral called magnetite, which is not an iron ore.
In order for a rock to be consider and ore it must?
Ore is rock from which a metal or valuable mineral can be extracted. Iron ore, copper ore are two examples.
