Ores of Some Important Metals

Ores of Some Important Metals

• Sodium (Na)——————–Chilli salt petre (NaNO₃,) Common salt or brine (NaCl)

• Aluminium (Al)—————Bauxite (Al₂0₃ 2H₂0), Cryolite (Na₂AlF₆), Feldspar (KAISi₃O₈), Corundum (Al₂O₃), Mica (K₂O 3AI₂O₃ 6SiO₂ 2H₂O), Diaspore (Al₂O₃ H₂O)

• Potassium (K)————– Nitre (KNO₃), Carnallite (KCI MgCl₂6H₂O)

• Magnesium (Mg)———–Magnesite (MgCO₃), Dolomite (MgCO₃ CaCO₃), Epsomite (MgSO₄ 7H₂O)

• Calcium (Ca)—————-Calcite (CaCO₃), Fluorspar (CaF₂)

• Copper (Cu)——————Cuprite (Cu₂O), Copper glance (Cu₂S), Copper pyrites (CuFeS₂), Malachite(Cu(OH)₂ CuCO₃), Azurite (Cu(OH)₂ 2CuCO₃)

• Silver (Ag)—————–Ruby silver(3Ag₂Sb₂S₃), Horn silver (AgCl), Argentite (Ag₂S)

• Zinc (Zn)——————–Zinc blende (ZnS), Calamine (ZnCO₃), Zincite (ZnO), Willemite (Zn₂SiO₄),

• Mercury (Hg)——————- Cinnabar (HgS)

• Tin (Sn)———————— Cassiterite (SnO₂)

• Lead (Pb)——————————- Galena (PbS), Cerussite (PbCO₃)

• Iron (Fe)———————Haematite Fe₂O₃), Magnetite (Fe₃O₄), Siderite (FeCO₃), Limonite (2Fe₂O₃ 3H₂O), Iron pyrite (FeS₂)

• Uranium (U)———————-Pitchblende (U₃O₈)

• Thorium (Th)———————–Monazite (Ce, La, Th) (PO₄, SiO₄)

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