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How do miners extract minerals from an ore?
To extract minerals there are three steps. These steps are mining, smelting, refining. First, the ore must be mined. Then it goes to a process where it is smelted to extract the minerals. Finally, it is refined where the mineral is purified.
Is it true people first developed smelting in the 1800s?
no
What is process called when a mineral changes composition during metamorphism known as?
recrystalllization
Did people first developed smelting in the 1800's?
yes this is true
Is mercury a mineral?
Minerals containing mercury are solid salts of the metal (e.g. cinnabar, corderoite, livingstonite, vermilion, calomel). The liquid metal must be extracted from these ores by smelting, as it does not exist in the metallic form naturally.
What happens to a mineral during smelting?
they decrease
The process of turning an ore into a useful mineral is called?
smelting
What is mean smelting?
Smelting is the process where ore (rock) containing metal elements is heated until the metal melts and can be separated from the other mineral elements.
What happens to the mineral content in the bone during prolonged bout of exercise?
they decrease
Which material formed during smelting is denser molted metal or slag?
The molten metal is the denser material, the slag floats on top of it and can be "scooped" off during the smelting process.
What are stony waste matter separated from metals during smelting of refining?
slag
What is done to the copper rich ore during smelting?
it smells while it melts
The chemical name for mineral cryolite?
Chemically, it is a double fluoride of sodium and aluminum, Na 3 AlF 6 . Its principal use is as a flux in the smelting of aluminum.
What process happens when mineral are precipitated out of water and hold particles of rock are together?
It is the process of cementation that occurs during the lithification process.
What is the four steps that describe how copper ore is turned into useful products?
1. Copper ore is mined and crushed. 2. It must be processed to remove the useful mineral or element. 3. Smelting is the process used to obtain copper. In the smelting the ore is melted and material are removed. After smelting, the copper is refined ,or purified. 4. Then it is made into many types of products used in homes, businesses, and industry.
What does the purpose of smelting?
Smelting is for separating metals from rock (ore)
What is smelting waste called?
Smelting waste is called dross.
