NAMES OF MINERALS
Important | |||
Nature of the Mineral | Name of the Mineral | constituent | |
metal | |||
Bauxite | (Al 2 O 2 .2H 2O) | Al | |
Cuprite (Cu2O) | Cu | ||
Magnetite (Fe3O4) | Fe | ||
Oxide minerals | Haematite (Fe2O3) | Fe | |
Zincite (ZnO) | Zn | |
Cassiterite (SnO2) | Sn | |
Chromite (Cr2O3.FeO) | Cr | |
Pitch blende (U3O8) | U | |
Malachite {CuCO3.Cu(OH)2} | Cu | |
Azurite {2CuCO3.Cu(OH)2} | Cu | |
Calamine(ZnCO3) | Zn | |
Carbonate minerals | ||
Siderite (FeCO3) | Fe | |
Magnesite (MgCO3) | Mg | |
Dolomite( CaCO3.MgCO3) | Mg|Ca | |
Lime Stone (CaCO3) | Ca | |
Sulphide minerals | Copper pyrites (Cu2S.Fe2S3) | Cu |
Iron pyrites (FeS2) | Fe | |
Zinc blende (ZnS) | Zn | |
Pentlandite (Ni,Fe)S | Ni |
Argentite (Ag2S) | Ag | ||
Common salt (NaCl) | Na | ||
Carnallite (KCl.MgCl2.6H2O) | Mg | ||
Halide minerals | |||
Horn Silver (AgCl) | Ag | ||
Cryolite (Na3AlF6) | Al | ||
Sylvine (KCl) | K | ||
Gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O) | Ca | ||
Sulphate minerals | |||
Anglesite (PbSO4) | Pb | ||
Barytes (BaSO4) | Ba | ||
Phosphate minerals | Monazite ( a mixture of rare earths) | Th | |
Monite (Ca3(PO4)2.H2O) | Ca | ||
Silicate minerals | Thorite (ThSiO4) | Th | |
Zircon(Zr-SiO4) | Zr |
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