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  • those minerals which contain metal are called ______.
    metallic minerals
  • iron is used to make ______ which is used in a wide range of applications.
    steel
  • _______ are valuable natural resource.
    minerals
  • _______ is a soft brown metal found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
    copper
  • _____ has became so important in modern world.
    tin
  • Hematite content ______ iron.
    70%
  • __________ is the most important industrial ore.
    Magnetite
  • ______ is used as a major component in tools, machines, automobiles, ships and much more.
    iron
  • Gold is a _________.
    precious metal
  • _________ is also an important industrial ore.
    Hematite
  • ___________ is found in sedimentary rocks.
    limonite
  • industry depends on about _____ of them.
    80
  • ________ is the raw material for making aluminium.
    Bauxite
  • Pewter, an alloy is made by mixing tin with antimony, lead and bismuth. TRUE OR FALSE.
    TRUE
  • A _________ is a pure inorganic substances that occurs naturally in the earth's crust.
    minerals
  • Gold occurs in ___________ and in ______.
    river deposits and rocks
  • _______ is very light,sot,malleable and durable.
    Aluminium
  • copper is used in electrical,automobile and steel industry. TRUE OR FALSE.
    TRUE
  • those which do not have metal content are called _______.
    non-metallic minerals
  • ________ is bright,slightly, reddish-yellow,soft, malleable and ductile.
    gold
  • minerals from which metals can be profitable extracted are called ______.
    ores
  • metallic minerals are called ______ if they have iron content and _________ in the absence of iron.
    ferrous and non-ferrous
  • Magnetite content _______ iron
    72%
  • ________ content less iron than _______.
    limonite and 50%
  • _______ is the most useful mineral.
    iron
  • Gold can be alloyed with other metals such as copper, silver and zinc. TRUE OR FALSE.
    TRUE
  • minerals are of two types ________ and __________
    metallic and non-metallic
  • __________ has a low iron- content about ______ - ______.
    siderite and 20%-30%
  • Gold is found in many places but in very ___________.
    small quantities
  • more than ______ minerals have been identified till yet
    2000