Question

what is the difference between ores and minerals?

Answer 1

Minerals are naturally occuring inorganic solids with a crystalline structure and a definite range of chemical formula.
Ores are concentrations of minerals in rock that are high enough to be economically extracted for use.
All ores are minerals but all minerals are not neccesarily ores

Answer 2

Hey,
Friend,

Ores -: An ore is a mineral from which a metal can be extracted economically and conveniently.

Differences....
•All ores are essentialy minerals too...
•Ores are mineral deposits.

Minerals -: The natural substance in which metal or metal compound is found ,is called mineral. They associated with impurities called matrix..

Differences.
• All minerals are not ores .
•Mineral is a native form in which metals exist.

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