An ore is a type of rock that contains sufficient minerals with important elements including metals that can be economically extracted from the rock.The ores are extracted from the earth through mining; they are then refined to extract the valuable element, or elements.
Here are some Minerals and Ores and Their Composition for SSC exams.
Metal
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Ores
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Chemical composition
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Lead
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Galena
Cerrusite
Anglesite
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PbS
PbCO3
PbSO4
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Tin
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Cassiterite
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SnO2
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Manganese
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Pyrolusite
Manganite
Manganese blende
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MnO2
Mn2O3.H2O
MnS
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Iron
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Haematite
Magnetite
Iron pyrites
Siderite
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Fe2O3
Fe3O4
FeS2
FeCO3
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Copper
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Copper glance
Copper pyrites
Malachite
Azurite
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Cu2S
CuFeS2
Cu(OH)2.CuCO3
2CuCO3.Cu(OH)2
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Silver
|
Silver glance
Horn silver
Ruby Silver
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Ag2S
AgCI
Ag2S.Sb2S3
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Gold
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Calverite
Sylvanite
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AuTe2
AuAgTe4
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Zinc
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Zinc blende
Calamine
Zincite
Franklinite
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ZnS
ZnCO3
ZnO
ZnO.Fe2O3
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Mercury
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Cinnabar
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HgS
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Aluminium
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Bauxite
Cryolite
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AI2O3.2H2O
Na3AIF6
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Calcium
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Lima stone
Gypsum
Fluorspar
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CaCO3
CaSO4.2H2O
CaF2
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Magnesium
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Carnallite
Magnesite
Asbestos
|
KCI.MgCI2.6H2O
MgCO3
CaSiO3.3MgSiO3
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Potassium
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Carnallita
Sylvine
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KCI.MgCI2.6H2O
KCI
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Sodium
|
Rock salt
Chile salt petre
Borax
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NaCI
NaNO3
Na2B4O7.10H2O
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