What is a mineral? Metal Ores

Question 1

What do geologist have to decide if a material is a mineral?

Answer 1

Geologists have a 5-Point test to decide if a material is a mineral. It must:
be made naturally
be inorganic
be solid
have a chemical formula
be made up of particles

Question 2

How can a mineral be made?

Answer 2

A mineral must be made naturally usually through geological processes, such as volcanic action, heat or pressure.

Question 3

What is inorganic?

Answer 3

Not from a living thing.

Question 4

What are particles?

Answer 4

Atoms and Molecules

Question 5

How are particles in a mineral organised?

Answer 5

They are organized in a pattern, usually crystals.

Question 6

What are two types of Minerals?

Answer 6

Metallic and Non-Metallic

Question 7

What is a sixth property all Minerals share?

Answer 7

Non-Renewable

Question 8

What do minerals being Non-Renewable mean for us?

Answer 8

It means that eventually we could use them all up as they took millions of years to form.

Question 9

What state are most metals found in?

Answer 9

Most metals found in ores that are made up of minerals.

Question 10

How are metal ores taken from the ground?

Answer 10

Mainly by mininig or sometimes quarrying.

Question 11

Name some of the most common metal ores.

Answer 11

Haematite
Cinnabar
Zincite
Cassiterite
Ilmenite

Question 12

Iron ore is metal ore for which mineral?

Answer 12

Haematite

Question 13

Cinnabar is metal ore for which mineral?

Answer 13

Mercury

Question 14

Zincite is metal ore for which mineral?

Answer 14

Zinc

Question 15

Ilmenite is metal ore for which mineral?

Answer 15

Titanium

Question 16

What metals make up ores?

Answer 16

Metals with impurities in nature.

Question 17

Where are these metal ores found?

Answer 17

They are found in Earths crust all over the world.

Question 18

What deposits do Pakistan have?

Answer 18

Pakistan has enormous deposits of many different minerals and natural resources under the ground. These include metallic and non-metallic minerals, oil, natural gas, and gemstones.

Question 19

Define Non-Renewable.

Answer 19

Non-renewable resources are those that cannot be replenished within a human lifetime or at a rate comparable to their consumption. These resources are finite and once depleted, they cannot be naturally regenerated.

Question 20

What is a Rock? What is its relation to minerals?

Answer 20

A rock is a natural solid composed of one or more minerals.

Minerals are the building blocks of rocks.

Question 21

Define Quarrying.

Answer 21

Quarrying is the process of extracting rock, sand, gravel, or other minerals from the ground.

Question 22

What is Mining? What is the difference between Quarrying and Mining?

Answer 22

Mining is the process of extracting valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth’s surface or beneath it.
Mining involves deep excavation for valuable minerals.
Quarrying operates at or near the surface to extract construction materials.

Question 23

What is an ore?

Answer 23

An ore is a natural deposit in Earth’s crust that contains one or more valuable minerals.
Metals with impurities in nature make up ores.