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Diamond is an allotrope of the element carbon, so may be classified as a mineral (it can be colored by elemental impurities). About 20% of all diamonds mined are gem-quality stones, leaving the remainder to be classified as industrial diamonds. Diamond is not an ore.
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Is a dimand a gem a mineral or an ore?
Diamond is a mineral and a gem. The main ore of diamond is called kimberlite.
What is an economically useful mineral?
Halite, copper, diamond, calcite, talc, sphalerite, and quartz are but a few very important and economically important minerals.
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.
Why is A Diamond not an ore?
Your question can be answered by defining the terms. Ore is a solid material from which a metal or mineral can be extracted, while diamond is classified as a mineral formed in rocks. No process except cutting away excess diamond can change a mined diamond, in this case into a gemstone. Diamonds are erupted to the earth's surface from deep within its mantle where they are formed. Ore exists in veins, more or less, laid there by the process of eons' worth of deposits on the earth's surface.
What is an unrefined mineral?
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Is a dimand a gem a mineral or an ore?
Diamond is a mineral and a gem. The main ore of diamond is called kimberlite.
Is a diamond a mineral gem or a ore?
Diamond is a special molecular arrangement of carbon, a mineral.
Is a diamond a gem ore or a mineral?
Diamond is a special molecular arrangement of carbon, a mineral.
Is a diamond a Gem Mineral or Ore?
Diamond is a special molecular arrangement of carbon, a mineral.
Is a diamond a gem or an ore?
Diamond is a gem, it is also the hardest natural mineral on earth. Only about 20% of all diamonds mined are classified as gems, the remaining percentage is used as industrial material to enhance hardness and precision. The definition of ore according to Merriam Webster reads: "...a naturally occurring mineral containing a valuable constituent (as metal) for which it is mined and worked, and a source from which valuable matter is extracted." Diamonds occur in their raw state as solid rocks from which their base mineral -- carbon -- cannot be extracted. Yes, diamonds are mined, and in 'working' diamonds, a diamond cutter removes part of the rock, in shaping, faceting and polishing the gem stone. A raw diamond looses about 60% of its weight in order to transform it into a gem. No other ore is processed in this way.
Is quartz a mineral gem or an ore?
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Is granite a mineral a rock a gem or an ore?
It is a very common igneous rock.
What mineral sticks to grease during separation from ore?
That would be the mineral diamond.
What is an economically useful mineral?
Halite, copper, diamond, calcite, talc, sphalerite, and quartz are but a few very important and economically important minerals.
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.
Is a ore harder then a gem?
A gem is almost always harder than the ore from which it came.
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.
