What is mineral? Classify minerals with examples.

1.	What is mineral? Classify minerals with examples.
Answer» Mineral is a naturally occuring substance, having definite chemical composition. Its outer layer is rigid and hard. Classification of Minerals. 1. Metallic minerals: Those minerals from which we obtain metals like iron, gold, copper, silver, aluminium etc. They are of two types: (a) Ferrous: iron ore, manganese etc. (b) Non Ferrous: does not contain iron but may contain some other metals like- gold, silver, copper etc. 2. Non-metallic: they do not contain metals like – coal, mica, sulphur, potash etc.

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Mineral is a naturally occuring substance, having definite chemical composition. Its outer layer is rigid and hard.

Classification of Minerals.

1. Metallic minerals: Those minerals from which we obtain metals like iron, gold, copper, silver, aluminium etc.

They are of two types:

(a) Ferrous: iron ore, manganese etc.

(b) Non Ferrous: does not contain iron but may contain some other metals like- gold, silver, copper etc.

2. Non-metallic: they do not contain metals like – coal, mica, sulphur, potash etc.

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