How are mineral resources useful to us
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Economic minerals include: energy minerals, metals, construction minerals and industrial minerals. Energy minerals are used to produce electricity, fuel for transportation, heating for homes and offices and in the manufacture of plastics. Energy minerals include coal, oil, natural gas and uranium.
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Minerals
Minerals are naturally occurring chemical compounds found on the surface of the earth. they are not produced or excreted by living organisms. they can be crystalline or amorphous in nature.
Usefulness
Minerals are extracted from the surface, purified and processed for use.
for example,
In Medicine-
Calcium, iron, sodium, magnesium, potassium, aluminum, titanium oxide etc are used in health care.
Iron is essential to the human body to maintain the balance of hemoglobin in blood.
Necessity of calcium is found in the bones.
Graphite is a form of carbon, a mineral and a conductor of electricity. it is used for electrical purposes and also for making pencils.
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