Mineral Resources IDiego R. Abaya

Natural Resources

Natural resources are materials provided by the Earth that humans can use to make more

complex products.Natural resources are segregated into two types.

- Renewable

- Non-Renewable

Renewable Resource

fresh water solar energy

timberbiomass

oxygen

Non-Renewable Resources

Crude oil Natural Gas

UraniumCoal

Types of Mineral Resources: Minerals in general have been categorized into three classes’ fuel, metallic and non-metallic.

OreA rock which a valuable or useful substance occur at a high concentration where it is economically viable to mine

Mineral resources

Metallic resources

Uses -Iron Buildings, hips, road vehicles, appliance cases,

-Aluminum Packaging, vehicles, windows frames etc.

-Copper Electric cables, wires, water pipes

-Chromium Stainless steel

I. Metallic mineral are those minerals which can be melted to obtain new products.

II. When hit, they do not get broken.

IRON, ALUMINUM, COPPER AND CHROMIUM

Non-metallic resources SAND, GRAVEL, LIMESTONE, GRANITE AND SLATE

UsesSandBuilders’ mortar, glass

GravelConcrete

LimestoneBuilding blocks, roads, glass

GraniteBlocks, tiles

SlateRoof slates

I. Non-metallic minerals are those which do not yield new products on melting.

II. When hit, they may get broken into pieces.

The final water-rich residue of granitic intrusions.

Enriched in “reject” elements .Ex. Silica, Water, Lithium, Tantalum, Niobium, Boron, Beryllium, Gold, and Uranium.

Common or simple pegmatites contain typical granite minerals plus black tourmaline.

Lepidolite mica typical indicator of complex pegmatites.

Sources of gems, mica, feldspar, lithium, rare earths. (including col-tan)

Pegmatites

Hydrothermal Solutions

Hydrothermal activity isthe circulation of water through hot volcanic rocks and magma.

This process dissolves minerals in to smaller bits.

Forms fumaroles- volcanic vents emitting gases, some charged with dissolved minerals.

disseminated deposit Deposit in which usually fine-grained ore minerals are scattered throughout the rock.

Large, disseminated deposits form important sources of ore.

disseminated deposit

Building material is any material which is used for construction purposes. Many naturally occurring substances, such as minerals are used.

Building materials

MINERALS HOUSEHOLD ITEM

Copper, Zinc, Nickel, Chrome, Clay, Iron Plumbing Fixtures

Stone, Brick, Iron Fireplace, Stove, Furnace

Limestone, Clay, Shale, Gypsum, Aggregate Foundation, Driveway

Trona, Silica, Feldspar Windows (Glass)

Typical examples of industrial rocks and minerals.-Limestone-Clays -Sand-Gravel -Diatomite kaolin-Bentonite-Silica

Some examples of applications for industrial minerals -Construction-Ceramics-Paints-Electronics-Filtration-Plastics-Glass

Industrial minerals are geological materials which are mined for their commercial value.They are used in their natural state or after beneficiation either as raw materials or as additives in a wide range of applications.

Industrial minerals

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References

1. What is a disseminated deposit

2. What happens to minerals in hydrothermal activity.

3. Name one metallic mineral.

4-5. Name two non-metallic minerals.

Quiz 27 Mineral Resources I