Difference between revisions of "Ore"
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[[File:Malachite.png|right|300px|thumb|This is a [[Copper]] [[ore]] called [[Malachite]] which has the [[Chemical Formula]] Cu<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>.]] | [[File:Malachite.png|right|300px|thumb|This is a [[Copper]] [[ore]] called [[Malachite]] which has the [[Chemical Formula]] Cu<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>.]] | ||
| − | An [[ore]] is [[rock]] that has a large enough amount of a [[ | + | An [[ore]] is [[rock]] that has a large enough amount of a [[mineral]] to be worth [[Extraction of Metals|extracting]] the [[metal]] from that [[mineral]]. |
===About Ores=== | ===About Ores=== | ||
: [[Ore]]s are found in different places on the [[Earth's Crust]]. | : [[Ore]]s are found in different places on the [[Earth's Crust]]. | ||
| − | : All [[rock]]s have [[ | + | : All [[rock]]s have [[mineral]]s in them but most do not have them in a large enough fraction to be worth the money it would take to [[Extraction of Metals|extract]] a [[metal]] from them. |
