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What is the difference between a mineral and an ore?
How is ore different from mineral?
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Solution
| Minerals | Ores | |
| 1. | Naturally occurring metals or their compounds are called minerals. | Minerals containing good quantity of metals that can be profitably mined are called ores. |
| 2. | Minerals may or may not contain metals in large percentages. | Ores always contain metals in large percentages. |
| 3. | Minerals may or may not contain objectionable impurities. | Ores do not contain objectionable impurities. |
| 4. | All minerals are not ores. | All ores are minerals. |
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