Minerals that do not need or require little processing

• Rock-forming minerals

• Gemstones

• Metalic Mineral resources

• Nonmetallic mineral resoruces

Hard, ductile, malleable pure substances that are melted to obtain new products.

• Rock-forming minerals

• Gemstones

• Metalic Mineral resources

• Nonmetallic mineral resoruces

Usually associated with sedimentary rocks

• Rock-forming minerals

• Gemstones

• Metalic Mineral resources

• Nonmetallic mineral resoruces

Minerals undergo different geological processes and become part of or develop into rocks

• Rock-forming minerals

• Gemstones

• Metalic Mineral resources

• Nonmetallic mineral resoruces

Mineral that sometimes called the "fools gold"

• pyrite

• talc

• quartz

• topaz

"ideal gem"

• pyrite

• talc

• quartz

• topaz

Softest mineral on Earth

• pyrite

• talc

• quartz

• topaz

One of the most well-known minerals on earth

• pyrite

• talc

• quartz

• topaz

Minerals that contain iron

• Ferrous minerals

• metallic minerals

• non-ferrous minerals

• non-metallic minerals

Minerals that do not contain iron

• Ferrous minerals

• metallic minerals

• non-ferrous minerals

• non-metallic minerals