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Table 2.2 Classification of ore minerals
Sulfides and sulfosalts
Covellite - CuS
Chalcocite - Cu 2 S
Chalcopyrite - CuFeS 2
Oxysalts
Bornite - Cu 8 FeS 4
Calcite - CaCO 3
Tetrahedrite - (Cu, Ag) 12 Sb 4 S 13
Rhodochrosite - MnCO 3
Galena - PbS
Smithsonite - ZnCO 3
Sphalerite - (Zn,Fe)S
Malachite - Cu 2 (OH) 2 CO 3
Cinnabar - HgS
Barite - BaSO 4
Cobaltite - (Co, Fe)AsS
Gypsum - CaSO 4 .2H 2 O
Molybdenite: -MoS 2
Scheelite - CaWO 4
Pentlandite: (Fe, Ni) 9 S 8
Wolframite - (Fe, Mn)WO 4
Millerite - NiS
Apatite - Ca 8 (PO 4 ) 3 (F,Cl, OH)
Realgar - AsS
Stibnite - Sb 2 S 3
Halides
Sperrylite - PtAs 2
Halite - NaCl
Laurite - RuS 2
Sylvite - KCl
Fluorite - CaF 2
Oxides and hydroxides
Bauxite
Metals and native elements
Gibbsite - Al(OH) 3
Gold - Au
Boehmite - ( g -AlO(OH))
Silver - Ag
Diaspore - ( a -AlO(OH))
Platinum-group metals - Pt, Pd, Ru
Cassiterite - SnO 2
Copper - Cu
Cuprite - Cu 2 O
Carbon - C (diamond, graphite)
Chromite - (Fe, Mg)Cr 2 O 4
Columbite -tantalite or coltan
- (Fe, Mn)(Nb, Ta) 2 O 6
Silicates
Beryl - Be 3 Al 2 (SiO 3 ) 6
Hematite - Fe 2 O 3
Garnet - Fe 3 Al 2 (SiO 4 ) 3
Ilmenite - FeTiO 3
Garnierite - mixture of the Ni-Mg-hydrosilicates
Magnetite - Fe 3 O 4
Kaolinite - Al 4 Si 4 O 8 (OH) 8
Pyrolusite -MnO 2
Sillimanite - Al 2 SiO 8
Rutile - TiO 2
Spodumene - LiAlSi 2 O 6
Uraninite (pitchblende) - UO 2
Talc - Mg 3 Si 4 O 8 (OH) 2
Zircon - ZrSiO 4
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