Question

What are ores ? ❤❤
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Answer 1

The minerals from which profitable metals can be obtained are called ores .

E.g :- Cinnaber ( Ore of Mercury )

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Answer 2

Answer:

Ores are the special kind of minerals that occur naturally on the earth surface and contain a high concentration of a particular metal salt, which can be profitably extracted from it.

All ores are minerals, but all minerals are not necessarily ores.

E.g.

1. Zinc(Calamine, Zinc Blende, Zincite)

2. Iron(Ferrite, Haematite, Magnetite, Limonite, Pyrite)

3. Mercury(Cinnabar)

4. Manganese (Pyrolusite, Rhodochrosite)

5. Copper(Cuprite, Copper galnce, Copper pyrite)