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Answer the following questions in about 30 words:

What is a mineral?

Mineral is a homogenous, naturally occurring substance with a distinguishable internal structure. Minerals are found in rocks and alike structures. Over 2000 minerals have been identified till yet. The hardest mineral is diamond and the softest is talc.


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Which one of the following minerals is contained, in the Monazite sand?

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Answer the following questions in about 30 words:

Distinguish between the following in not more than 30 words.


(a) ferrous and non-ferrous minerals.


(b) conventional and non-conventional sources of energy

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Answer the following questions in about 30 words:

How are minerals formed in igneous and metamorphic rocks?

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Answer the following questions in about 30 words:

Why do we need to conserve mineral resources?