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Uses of Minerals Notes 1 Sep 412:51 PM USES OF MINERALS Sep 412:51 PM 1. GEMS highly prized minerals b/c they are rare & beautiful! clearer, brighter, and more colorful than the minerals Imperial State Crown made for Queen Victoria of England in 1838 contains 1000's of gems!

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Uses of Minerals Notes

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USES OF 

MINERALS

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1. GEMS­ highly prized minerals b/c they are rare & beautiful!­ clearer, brighter, and more colorful than the minerals

Imperial State Crownmade for Queen Victoria 

of England in 1838

contains 1000's of gems!

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Important Gems

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Useful Gems

* have a hardness of 10 on Moh's scale* industrial abrasives & cutting tools

* used in laser lights

* used in electronics & timepieces

DIAMONDS

RUBIES

QUARTZ

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2. Elements found in Minerals 

a mineral is an ore if it contains a useful substance that can be mined for money

ORES

hematite

iron

magnetite

iron

magnetite

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2. Elements found in Minerals 

a mineral is an ore if it contains a useful substance that can be mined for money

ORES

bauxite(ORE)

aluminumoxide

aluminumSMELTIN

G

melting a substance to separate it from unwanted materials

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2. Elements found in Minerals 

TITANIUM

ilmenite rutile

a mineral is an ore if it contains a useful substance that can be mined for money

ORES