Question

1.Name the type of Minreals
2.display typesof mining
3.how can conserve the minreals​

Answer 1

Types of minerals

• Native elements. eg. Gold, Silver, Mercury, graphite, diamond.

• Oxides. eg corundum (incl. sapphire), hematite, spinel.

• Hydroxides. eg. Goethite, brucite.

• Sulfides. eg. Pyrite, galena, sphalerite.

• Sulfates. eg. Baryte, gypsum.

• Carbonates. eg. Calcite, magnesite, dolomite.

• Phosphates. eg. Apatite, monazite.

• Halides. eg.