Question
write about the the classification of Minerals.

Answer

About $200$ mineraIs are directly or indirectly used in our daily life.
  • Availability of minerals depends upon the geological structure of rocks.
  • Iron, copper, zinc, gold and silver are found in igneous rocks. Coal, oil and natural gas are obtained from sedimentary rocks.
  • Marble, diamond and slate are found from metamorphic rocks.
  • Metallic minerals:
  • Valuable metallic minerals: for E.g. gold, silver, platinum.
  • Light metallic minerals: for E.g. magnesium, bauxite, titanium.
  • Minerals in common use: for E.g. iron, copper, lead, zinc, tin, nickel.
  • Minerals used as alloys: for E.g. chromium, manganese, tungsten, vanadium.
  • Non-metallic Minerals:
  • Limestone, chalk, asbestos, mica, fluorspar, gypsum, sulphur, diamond.
  • Minerals used as Energy Resources:
  • Coal, mineral oil, natural gas, uranium and thorium.

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