Question

All the ores are minerals but all the minerals are not ores.justify the statement??

Answer 1

A “mineral” is a naturally occurring inorganic material with fixed chemical composition & internal crystal structure; but an “ore” is a mineralfrom which a metal or mineral(e.g. diamond, emerald,mica)/material can be extracted “profitably”. ... Hence all ores are minerals but not all mineralsare ore.

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