Question

Metallic minerals are divided into ________ categories

• A. 5
• B. 4
• C. 2
• D. 3

Answer 1

The correct option is C 2

As it is evident from the name itself, metallic minerals are the type of minerals that are composed of metals. These are hard substances, which are the good conductor of heat and electricity. They have their own lustre. Some examples of metallic minerals are Iron, copper, gold, bauxite, manganese, etc.

Hard metallic minerals can be used as gems in jewellery. These are also used in various industries for fulfilling various purposes, such as silicon (obtained from quartz), is highly used in computer industry, aluminium (obtained from bauxite) is used in automobile and bottling industry,

Metallic Minerals can be classified into two categories:

• Ferrous Mineral: The minerals that contain iron content are called ferrous minerals. Three-fourth of the total production of metallic minerals are constituted by ferrous metallic minerals. It includes iron ore, manganese, nickel and chromite.
• Non-ferrous Mineral: Those minerals which comprise of some other metal rather than iron is known as a non-ferrous metallic mineral. They are commonly used in our day to day life. It includes gold, copper, silver, lead, tin, etc.

So, the correct option is 'Option C'.