Question

What do you understand by metallic minerals? Explain.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The minerals containing one or more metals are metallic minerals. These usually occur as mineral deposits and are a good heat and electricity conductor, such as iron, copper, gold bauxite, manganese, etc.

Metallic ores occur in all rock types and in some soil varieties. Through igneous, hydrothermal, and erosional or weathering processes, the metallic minerals are condensed into rich masses. In a cooling body of magma, metals like chromium, platinum, nickel, copper, and iron will precipitate as sulfide minerals.

Answer 2

Metallic minerals are good conductors heat and electricity.

Explanation:

• The minerals having the high specific gravity with the properties like metallic luster are called as the metallic minerals.
• As the metal is a good conductor of heat and electricity so the metallic minerals also resemble the property of conductor as in metals along with they are shiny and lustrous.
• Metallic minerals are occur rare, the naturally formed concentrations are called mineral deposits.
• The few examples of metallic minerals are "titanium", "rutile", "tungsten", "uranium", "tin", "lead", "iron", etc.