Which type of minerals are mainly obtained from veins and lodes?

● Minerals occur in the cracks or joints in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

● Smaller occurrences are called veins and the larger occurrences are called lodes.

● They are formed when minerals in liquid and gaseous forms are forced upwards through cavities towards the surface of the earth.

● They cool and solidify as they rise.

● The minerals are mainly obtained from veins and lodes are tin, copper, led and zinc.