ore mineral

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 222 words | Copyright

ore mineral A metalliferous mineral that may be extracted profitably from an orebody. In mineralogy the term is applied to those minerals that may polish with a metallic lustre even when dispersed. See also OPAQUE MINERAL.

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