My understanding was that metals are just that, elements fron group 1 2 3 of the periodic table. And Minerals are Non-Metals that are solid in the earth. And Ore was a piece of rock containing unrefined metal with minerals surrounding it.
But lately i was confused with what is considered minerals in earth as in if you pick up a rock right now what the hell is that? To me what i understand from research is that different rocks are literally a complex and random combination of many minerals?
Is that true? if not please do correct me
In: Chemistry
You mine ores to extract minerals which are generally composed of a mix of one or more metals and non-metals
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