what is minerals and how it is classified
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mineral is a homegenous ,naturraly occurinh substance with definable internal structure .they are formed by combination of elements. hardest mineral is diamond and softest is talc.
minerals are classified
1 metallic ( metallic minerals contains metal)
metallic mineraks are also of three type
1 ferrous (containingiron)eg iron ore,nickel etc
2 non ferrous (not containing iron)eg copper etc
3 precious eg gold, silveretc
2 non metallic(these minerals do not contain metals eg limestone etc)
3
energy minerals ex coal petroleum etc
minerals are classified
1 metallic ( metallic minerals contains metal)
metallic mineraks are also of three type
1 ferrous (containingiron)eg iron ore,nickel etc
2 non ferrous (not containing iron)eg copper etc
3 precious eg gold, silveretc
2 non metallic(these minerals do not contain metals eg limestone etc)
3
energy minerals ex coal petroleum etc
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