Distinguish between: a mineral and an ore - Vidyadip

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Distinguish between:
a mineral and an ore

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Minerals are naturally occurring compounds of metals which are generally present with other matter such as soil, sand, limestone and rocks. Ores are those minerals from which the metals are extracted commercially at low cost and comfortably. All ores are minerals, but all minerals are not necessarily ores.

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