Description: Description:

Iron ore is a mineral substance which, when Aluminum is a silvery-white, lightweight metal. It
heated in the presence of a reductant, will is soft and malleable.
yield metallic iron (Fe). Economic Use:
Economic Use: Aluminum is used in a huge variety of products
Iron ore is the source of primary iron for the including cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window
world's iron and steel industries. frames, beer kegs and airplane parts.
Description: Description:
It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, A mineral consisting largely of calcium
malleable, and ductile metal in pure form. carbonate (CaCO3).
Economic Use: Economic Use:
Gold serves as a hedge against the declining It is used as a building material, abrasive,
value of currencies through inflation. agricultural soil treatment, construction
aggregate, pigment, pharmaceutical, and other.
Description:
Description:
Diamond is aissolid
Silver form
a very of pure
resistant carbon
mineral. withnot
It does
dissolve in most solvents,
its atoms arranged in a crystal. and won't react to
Economicoxygen
Use:or water.
Diamonds are soUse:
Economic hard and durable, their use
Silver is used to make mirrors, as it is the best
has centered on cutting, drilling and polishing.
reflector of visible light known, although it does
tarnish with time.
Description: Description:
Copper is an extremely useful industrial metal
Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow, crystalline
solid at room temperature. that is ductile, malleable and an excellent
Economic Use: conductor of electricity.
Sulfur is commonly used to create sulfuric Economic Use:
acid, which is used in a number of different Copper is widely used in the construction
industries. industry, where it is mostly used in wiring.
Description: Description:
Graphite, also called plumbago or black lead, Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed
mineral consisting of carbon. of silica (silicon dioxide).
Economic Use: Economic Use:
Some uses of graphite are in high-temperature These gemstones are often cut to reveal it's
lubricants, brushes for electrical motors, inner beauty and used in making jewelry and
friction materials, and battery and fuel cells. other decorative features.