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what is the difference type of minerals​

Answer 1

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Broadly, minerals can be classified as metallic and non-metallic minerals. Depending on the chemical composition, metallic minerals can be oxides, sulphides, carbonates, halides etc. ... But some of the metallic minerals are also found in their pure forms, such as gold.

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Native elements. eg. Gold, Silver, Mercury, graphite, diamond.

Oxides. eg corundum (incl. sapphire), hematite, spinel.

Hydroxides. eg. Goethite, brucite.

Sulfides. eg. Pyrite, galena, sphalerite.

Sulfates. eg. Baryte, gypsum.

Carbonates. eg. Calcite, magnesite, dolomite.

Phosphates. eg. Apatite, monazite.

Halides. eg.

Answer 2

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types of minerals are :-

• silicates

• oxides

• sulfates

• carbonates

• native element

• halides