Metals and their Ore Minerals
Metal Common Ore MineralAluminum Bauxite (hydrated aluminum oxides)Cobalt Colbaltite (cobalt sulpharsenide, 36% Co)Chromium Chromite (ferrous chromic oxide, 46% Cr)Copper Native CopperChalcopyrite (copper iron sulphide, 35% Cu) Chalcocite (copper sulphide, 80% Cu)Bornite (copper iron sulphide, 63% Cu)Gold Native GoldIron Hematite (iron oxide, 70% Fe) Magnetite (iron oxide, 72% Fe)Siderite (iron carbonate, 48% Fe)Lead Galena (lead sulphide, 87% Pb)Molybdenum Molybdenite (molybdenum disulphide, 60% Mo)Nickel Pentlandite (nickel iron sulphide, 22% Ni)Silver Native SilverTin Cassiterite (tin oxide, 79% Sn)Titanium Ilmenite (iron titanium oxide, 32% Ti)Tungsten Wolframe (iron magnesium tungstate, 77% WO3)Uranium Pitchblende (uranium oxide, 50-58% U3O8)Zinc Sphalerite (zinc sulphide, 67% Zn)
Metal |
Common Ore Mineral |
Aluminum |
Bauxite (hydrated aluminum oxides) |
Cobalt |
Colbaltite (cobalt sulpharsenide, 36% Co) |
Chromium |
Chromite (ferrous chromic oxide, 46% Cr) |
Copper |
Native Copper |
Gold |
Native Gold |
Iron |
Hematite (iron oxide, 70% Fe) |
Lead |
Galena (lead sulphide, 87% Pb) |
Molybdenum |
Molybdenite (molybdenum disulphide, 60% Mo) |
Nickel |
Pentlandite (nickel iron sulphide, 22% Ni) |
Silver |
Native Silver |
Tin |
Cassiterite (tin oxide, 79% Sn) |
Titanium |
Ilmenite (iron titanium oxide, 32% Ti) |
Tungsten |
Wolframe (iron magnesium tungstate, 77% WO3) |
Uranium |
Pitchblende (uranium oxide, 50-58% U3O8) |
Zinc |
Sphalerite (zinc sulphide, 67% Zn) |
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