Common economically important minerals and rocks and the basics of how they are mined, from an intro geology course.
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- Primary ore mineral of aluminum
- Bauxite
- Most important iron ore
- Hematite
- Main copper ore mineral
- Chalcopyrite
- Two types of gold deposits
- Lode and placer
- Element crystallized in diamond
- Carbon
- Main industrial use of quartz
- Glass production
- What is mica primarily used for?
- Electrical insulation
- What is halite?
- Rock salt
- Main use of gypsum
- Drywall and plaster
- Three minerals that compose granite
- Quartz, feldspar, and mica
- What is limestone composed of?
- Calcium carbonate
- What is basalt?
- Dark volcanic rock
- What composes sandstone?
- Quartz grains cemented together
- Main components of shale
- Clay and silt minerals
- How does marble form?
- From metamorphism of limestone
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