IMPORTANT ORE MINERALS
Argentite: Ag2S for production of silver
Barite: BaSO4
Bauxite Al(OH)3 and AlOOH, dried to Al2O3 for production of aluminium
Beryl: Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Bornite: Cu5FeS4
Cassiterite: SnO2
Chalcocite: Cu2S for production of copper
Chalcopyrite: CuFeS2
Chromite: (Fe, Mg)Cr2O4 for production of chromium
Cinnabar: HgS for production of mercury
Cobaltite: (Co, Fe)AsS
Columbite-Tantalite or Coltan: (Fe, Mn)(Nb, Ta)2O6
Dolomite: CaMg(CO3)2
Galena: PbS
Native gold: Au, typically associated with quartz or as placer deposits
Hematite: Fe2O3
Ilmenite: FeTiO3
Magnetite: Fe3O4
Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Molybdenite: MoS2
Pentlandite:(Fe, Ni)9S8
Pyrolusite:MnO2
Scheelite: CaWO4
Sperrylite: PtAs2 for production of platinum
Sphalerite: ZnS
Uraninite (pitchblende): UO2 for production of metallic uranium
Wolframite: (Fe, Mn)WO4
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