it is a native element
Bauxite is not a mineral, but a rock (aluminum ore), and is a mixture of aluminum, iron and some other minerals.
Rust is oxidised iron. You could say it is iron trying to revert to its natural state.
Magnetite belongs to the spinel group of minerals
Iron (Except Iron isn't a mineral. Iron is an element. The MINERAL and principal ore from which Iron is taken is GALENA.)
Iron (Except Iron isn't a mineral. Iron is an element. The MINERAL and principal ore from which Iron is taken is GALENA.)
metals
Magnetite, a spinel-group iron oxide.
Bauxite is not a mineral, but a rock (aluminum ore), and is a mixture of aluminum, iron and some other minerals.
Iron ore minerals would be included in the oxide mineral grouping.
Rust is oxidised iron. You could say it is iron trying to revert to its natural state.
Iron?
Yes! It is a group of several earthy mineral oxides of iron occurring in yellow, red, brown... ,common use, for pigments.
Hematite is a mineral that is mined for its iron content. It is the most important ore of iron and is a common iron oxide mineral.
Iron is a mineral. A raw mineral from which iron may be extracted is hematite - as one example.
Iron is a mineral found in the blood stream.
mineral
native if that is a mineral group