Important Ores of Metals for SSC Exams

May 11, 2016
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Today we are presenting you a short note on important ore of metals for upcoming SSC exam. Read this article which is very important for your upcoming exams. 

Important Ores of Metals for SSC Exams

Sl No
Name of the Element
Ores
Chemical Formula
1
Aluminum (Al) Bauxite Al2O32H2O
Corundum Al2O3
Kryolite Na3AlF6
2
Calcium (Ca) Dolomite MgCO3CaCO3
Lime Ston CaCO3
3
Copper (Cu) Copper Glance Cu2S
Copper Pyrite CuFeS2
Malachite 2CuCO3Cu(OH)2
4
Gold (Au) Calve rite AuTe2
Sybarite AgAuTe2
5
Iron (Fe) Hematite Fe2O3
IronPyrite FeS2
Magnetite Fe3O4
Siderite FeCO3
6
Lead (Pb) Anglesite PbCl2
Galena PbS
7
Phosphorous (P) Floreopetite 3Ca3(PO4)CaFe2
Phosphorite Ca3(PO4)CaFe2
8
Potassium (K) Karnalite KClMgCl6H2O
Salt Petre KNO3
9
Magnesium (Mg) Dolomite MgCO3CaCO3
Karnalite KClMgCl26H2O
10
Mercury (Hg) Calomel Hg2Cl2
Cinnabar HgS
11
Silver (Ag) Silver Glance Ag2S
Sodium (Na) Rock Salt NaCl
Sodium Carbonate Na2CO3
12
Tin (Sn) Classiterite SnO2
Tin Pyrites Cu2FeSnS4
13
Zinc (Zn) Calamine ZnCo3
Zinc Blende ZnS

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