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identified and classified according to their physical properties and chemical compositions. many minerals are the raw materials from which metals are extracted; others are used as gemstones. some, such as gypsum, are constituents of cement, plaster, and paint; others, such as quartz, are important for
"industrial minerals" is a market term and refers to commercially valuable, mined materials. minerals that are closely related in composition and structure are grouped together. for example, the feldspar group of minerals, which make up as much as percent of the earth 's crust, can be subdivided into...
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