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Question
What is the difference between a mineral and an ore?
Solution
The differences between a mineral and an ore are listed below:
| Mineral | Ore |
| 1. Naturally occurring metals or their compounds are called minerals. | Minerals containing good quantity of metals that can be profitably mined are called ores. |
| 2. Minerals may or may not contain metals in large percentages. | Ores always contain metals in large percentages. |
| 3. Minerals may or may nor contain objectionable impurities. | Ores do not contain objectionable impurities. |
| 4. All minerals are not ores. | All ores are minerals. |
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