Using Mineral Resources

A hard colorful mineral that has a brilliant or glassy luster

• ore deposit

• gemstone

• mineral

• geode

Give an example of a gemstone

Gemstones are rare to find

• true

• false

One a gemstone is cut and polished, it is called a ___.

Metals are generally not as hard as gemstones

• false

• true

There are many other useful minerals besides metals and gems. What is another resource minerals can be used in?

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A rock that contains a metal or other useful minerals that can be mined and sold at a profit is called an ___.

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How is metal produced from minerals?

Answer explanation

To produce metal from a mineral, a rock containing the mineral must located through prospecting and mined, or removed from the ground.

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A metal usually occurs as a mineral that is a combination of that metal and other elements.

• true

• false

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A ______ is anyone who searches, or prospects for an ore deposit.

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