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  • those which do not have metal content are called _______.
    non-metallic minerals
    metallic minerals
  • those minerals which contain metal are called ______.
    non-metallic minerals
    metallic minerals
  • Gold can be alloyed with other metals such as copper, silver and zinc. TRUE OR FALSE.
    TRUE
  • _______ is a soft brown metal found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
    copper
    sulfur
  • _______ is the most useful mineral.
    iron
    galena
  • Hematite content ______ iron.
    20%
    70%
  • _______ are valuable natural resource.
    vitamins
    minerals
  • minerals are of two types ________ and __________
    metallic and non-metallic
    squishy and non-squishy
  • Gold is a _________.
    precious metal
    gas
  • minerals from which metals can be profitable extracted are called ______.
    luster
    ores
  • copper is used in electrical,automobile and steel industry. TRUE OR FALSE.
    TRUE
  • Pewter, an alloy is made by mixing tin with antimony, lead and bismuth. TRUE OR FALSE.
    TRUE
  • industry depends on about _____ of them.
    1800
    80
  • _____ has became so important in modern world.
    tin
    quartz
  • more than ______ minerals have been identified till yet
    20
    2,000
    2,000,000
  • ________ is the raw material for making aluminium.
    Bauxite
    Copper
  • Gold is found in many places but in very ___________.
    small quantities
    large quantities
  • Gold occurs in ___________ and in ______.
    river deposits and rocks
    volcanoes and earthquakes
  • _______ is very light,soft,malleable and durable.
    Halite
    Aluminium
  • _________ is also an important industrial ore.
    Hematite
    Topaz
  • A _________ is a pure inorganic substances that occurs naturally in the earth's crust.
    rock
    mineral
  • ________ is bright,slightly, reddish-yellow,soft, malleable and ductile.
    gold
    granite