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    On what basis are 'ores' named?

    Question #110661. Asked by bikoz. (Nov 11 09 9:54 AM)


    looney_tunes

    An ore is a rock containing a usefully-concentrated substances. There does not appear to be any systematic basis for their names, although they are sometimes names according to the predominant mineral they contain.

    http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/office/given/geo1/pdfs/GEO1_L13ORE.pdf

    http://www.chem.unsw.edu.au/highschool/files/earth.pdf

    http://mrpla.kinmen.gov.tw/En/data/index4.htm

    Nov 12 09, 2:35 AM


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