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Some Important Metals and their Ores

Metals are not available naturally in the form that we use. They are extracted from their ores. Metals and their ores are shown in the table below: S.No Metal Ores 1 Sodium(Na) Chile saltpetreTronaBoraxCommon salt 2 Aluminium(Al) BauxiteCorundumFeldsparCryoliteAluniteKaolin 3 Potassium(K) Nitrate(saltpetre)Carnalite 4 Magnesium(Mg) MagnesiteDolomiteEpsom saltKieseriteCarnalite 5 Calcium(Ca) DolomiteCalciteGypsumFluorsparAsbestos 6 Strontium(Sr) StrontianiteSilestone 7 Copper(Cu) CupriteCopper glanceCopper …