Ore - Important Ore Minerals

Important Ore Minerals

  • Argentite: Ag2S for production of silver
  • Barite: BaSO
  • Bauxite Al(OH)3 and AlOOH, dried to Al2O3 for production of aluminium
  • Beryl: Be3Al2(SiO3)6
  • Bornite: CuFeS
  • Cassiterite: SnO
  • Chalcocite: CuS for production of copper
  • Chalcopyrite: CuFeS
  • Chromite: (Fe, Mg)CrO for production of chromium
  • Cinnabar: HgS for production of mercury
  • Cobaltite: (Co, Fe)AsS
  • Columbite-Tantalite or Coltan: (Fe, Mn)(Nb, Ta)O
  • Galena: PbS
  • Gold: Au, typically associated with quartz or as placer deposits
  • Hematite: FeO
  • Ilmenite: FeTiO
  • Magnetite: FeO
  • Malachite: CuCO(OH)
  • Molybdenite: MoS
  • Pentlandite:(Fe, Ni)S
  • Pyrolusite:MnO
  • Scheelite: CaWO
  • Sphalerite: ZnS
  • Uraninite (pitchblende): UO for production of metallic uranium
  • Wolframite: (Fe, Mn)WO

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