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Pure native metals are considered minerals. Mixed metals are considered alloys.
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∙ 9y agoOres are metals and rocks are minerals.
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What is a mineral or combination of minerals mined for the production of metals?
Metallic ores provide the raw materials for the production of metals.
What are minerals that contain metallic elements called?
They may be called "ores" but the term includes other minerals that contain valuable elements that are not metals.
Where are ores found?
Mined of metal ores depend on the position of the metal in electrochemical or activity series but metals can be extract through electrolysis and reduction process.
A mineral that contains a large amount of one or more metal compounds is called?
Minerals from which metals and nonmetals can be removed in usable amounts are called ores.
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.
Are metals are found in rocks called ores?
Yes metals are found in rocks called ores. Most metals are more reactive and are found combined with other elements in rocks.
How do you get metal out of ores?
Yes, you do because you need 2 or more elements or minerals to make metals and ores are lots and lots of minerals.
Are vein minerals metal deposits that occur in cracks in rocks?
Yes and No, while some metal ores may indeed be vein minerals, not all vein minerals are metal ores and not all metal ores are vein minerals.
What do you call rocks and minerals that contain elements extracted through mining?
Rocks and Minerals that contain elements extracted through mining are called Ores. The rocks that contain the minerals are called ores, The minerals that they contain are called ore minerals, and are extracted to be processed in order to recover whatever element it is that is being mined.
What are rocks called that contain metals that can be mined for profit?
They are called ores.
What are metallic ores?
Metal ores are rocks with metal in them. The ore can be extracted in a furnace by heating the ore, coke and limestone at a very high temperature. The molten metal is then collected off.
What is a mineral or combination of minerals mined for the production of metals?
Metallic ores provide the raw materials for the production of metals.
what is a mineral or a combination of minerals mined for production of metals?
Metallic ores provide the raw materials for the production of metals.
Scientists called geologists study?
Geology is the study of rocks, minerals, ores and earth processes.
What type of resources are as old as earth?
Mineral reources,such as metals,ores,and some kind of rocks
What are minerals that contain metallic elements called?
They may be called "ores" but the term includes other minerals that contain valuable elements that are not metals.
Which scientists study rocks metals and minerals from the earth?
Geologists
