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Define the following terms : (i) Mineral, (ii) Ore and (iii) Gangue.

Define the following terms : (i) Mineral, (ii) Ore and (iii) Gangue.

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Pawan Prajapati
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3 years ago
(i) Mineral : The natural materials in which the metals or their compounds are found in earth are called minerals. (ii) Ore : Those minerals from which the metals can be extracted conveniently and profitably are called ores. (iii) Gangue : The unwanted impurities like sand, rocky material, earth particles, lime stone, mica, etc in an ore are called gangue.

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