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Mineral (Text Book)


Ans.

  1. A mineral is a material in the earth’s crust in which elements and compounds of inorganic nature are formed naturally.
  2. Many minerals find applications in human life, and therefore are mined from the earth’s crust.
  3. They are not evenly distributed over the world. The concentrated deposits of certain minerals containing a particular element are found in some places. These deposits are called ore of that element.