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    Minerals and power resources can be categorized as follows: 1. Minerals are naturally occurring substances with definite chemical compositions that are concentrated in specific rock formations. They can be identified by their physical and chemical properties. 2. Metallic minerals contain metals while non-metallic minerals do not. Ferrous minerals contain iron and non-ferrous minerals contain other metals. 3. Important power resources include coal, natural gas, hydropower, and non-conventional sources like solar and wind energy. Coal and natural gas are widely used but non-renewable, while hydropower and non-conventional sources are renewable.

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    Minerals and power resources can be categorized as follows: 1. Minerals are naturally occurring substances with definite chemical compositions that are concentrated in specific rock formations. They can be identified by their physical and chemical properties. 2. Metallic minerals contain metals while non-metallic minerals do not. Ferrous minerals contain iron and non-ferrous minerals contain other metals. 3. Important power resources include coal, natural gas, hydropower, and non-conventional sources like solar and wind energy. Coal and natural gas are widely used but non-renewable, while hydropower and non-conventional sources are renewable.

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    Minerals and power resources can be categorized as follows: 1. Minerals are naturally occurring substances with definite chemical compositions that are concentrated in specific rock formations. They can be identified by their physical and chemical properties. 2. Metallic minerals contain metals while non-metallic minerals do not. Ferrous minerals contain iron and non-ferrous minerals contain other metals. 3. Important power resources include coal, natural gas, hydropower, and non-conventional sources like solar and wind energy. Coal and natural gas are widely used but non-renewable, while hydropower and non-conventional sources are renewable.

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    Mineral and Power Resources

    1. A naturally occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition is a mineral.


    Minerals are not evenly distributed over space. They are concentrated in a particular
    area or rock formations.
    2. Minerals are formed in different types of geological environments, under varying
    conditions.
    3. They can be identified on the basis of their physical properties such as
    colour, density, hardness and chemical property such as solubility.

    4. A rock is an aggregate of one or more minerals but without definite composition


    of constituent of mineral. Rocks from which minerals are mined are known as
    ores

    5. Metallic minerals contain metal in raw form. Metals are hard substances
    that conduct heat and electricity and have a characteristic lustre or
    shine. Iron ore, bauxite, manganese ore are some examples.

    6. Non-metallic minerals do not contain metals. Limestone, mica and


    gypsum are examples of such minerals. The mineral fuels like coal and
    petroleum are also non-metallic minerals

    7. Ferrous minerals like iron ore, manganese and chromites contain iron. A
    non-ferrous mineral does not contain iron but may contain some other
    metal such as gold, silver, copper or lead.
    8. Uses of Minerals: Copper is another metal used in everything from coins
    to pipes. Silicon, used in the computer industry is obtained from quartz.
    Aluminum obtained from its ore bauxite is used in automobiles and
    airplanes, bottling industry, buildings and even in kitchen cookware.

    9. Minerals are a non-renewable resource. It takes thousands of years for


    the formation and concentration of minerals. The rate of formation is
    much smaller than the rate at which the humans consume these
    minerals

    Power Resources

    10. coal is the most abundantly found fossil fuel. It is used as a domestic
    fuel, in industries such as iron and steel, steam engines and to generate
    electricity. Electricity from coal is called thermal power

    11. The leading coal producers of the world are China, USA, Germany,
    Russia, South Africa and France. The coal producing areas of India are
    Raniganj, Jharia, Dhanbad and Bokaro in Jharkhand.
    12.Natural gas is found with petroleum deposits and is released when crude
    oil is brought to the surface. It can be used as a domestic and industrial
    fuel. Russia, Norway, UK and the Netherlands are the major producers of
    natural gas. In India Jaisalmer, Krishna Godavari delta, Tripura and
    some areas off shore in Mumbai have natural gas resources. Very few
    countries in the world have sufficient natural gas reserves of their own.

    13.The falling water flows through pipes inside the dam over turbine blades
    placed at the bottom of the dam. The moving blades then turn the
    generator to produce electricity. This is called hydro electricity. The water
    discharged after the generation of electricity is used for irrigation. One
    fourth of the world’s electricity is produced by hydel power. The leading
    producers of hydel power in the world are Paraguay, Norway, Brazil, and
    China. Some important hydel power stations in India are Bhakra Nangal,
    Gandhi Sagar, Nagarjunsagar and Damodar valley projects.

    14.non-conventional sources such as solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy


    which are renewable.

    15.USA has the world’s largest geothermal power plants followed by New
    Zealand, Iceland, Philippines and Central America. In India, geothermal
    plants are located in Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh and Puga Valley in
    Ladakh.

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