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Metallic minerals Characteristics
Iron ore Used to make steel

Copper Used for making electric wires,
machinery, pipes, tubes and utensils.
Gold Used for making jewellery
Aluminum Used for making utensils and parts of
aeroplane.

2. Non- metallic minerals- They do not contain metals. For ex- limestone,
sand, coal and petroleum.

Non- metallic minerals Characteristics
Coal Known as black diamond
Used to generate power and as a

domestic fuel.
Mica Used for making medicines, electrical
goods, radio sets and paints.
Petroleum Used as a fuel in the form of petrol,
diesel and cooking gas.

Conservation of Minerals