ORES OF METALS

ORES OF METALS :-
* Aluminium - Bauxite
* Beryllium - Beryl
* Chromium - Chromite
* Cobalt - Cobaltite
* Copper - Bornite, Chalcocite
* Gold - Quartz
* Iron - Magnetite
* Lead - Galena
* Manganese - Pyrolusite
* Mercury - Cinnabar
* Nickel - Pentlandite
* Tin - Casseterite
*Tungsten - Wolframite, Scheelite
* Silver - Argentite
* Uranium - Uraninite
* Zinc - Sphalerite
** Metal most abundant in earth’s
crust : Aluminium
** Metal which forms amalgam with
other elements : Mercury
** Metal used in a fuse wire and also in
solder : Lead-tin alloy
** Metal used in the filament of a bulb :
Tungsten
** Metal which pollutes the air of cities
having large number of vehicles : Lead
(reason for using
unleaded petrol)
** Metal used for making boats
because it does not corrode by
seawater : Titanium