Metallic Minerals
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Tungsten Tungsten (W) is a hard rare metal that has a melting point of 3,433 degrees Celsius and density 19.3 times that of water and 1.7times that of lead.Tungsten
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Thorium Thorium (Th) is a slightly radioactive, natural occurring chemical element. It exists in most rocks and soils and has the potential to replace uranium.Thorium
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Wolframite Wolframite (Fe,Mn) WO4 is an iron, manganese tungstate mineral closely linked with scheelite as an important tungsten ore mineral that forms Tungsten Trioxide (WO3)Wolframite
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Manganese-Ore Manganese ore is important in steel manufacturing and as a metallurgical alloy has no satisfactory substitute. It is a chemical element found in many minerals.Manganese-Ore
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Indium Indium (In) is an easily fusible post-transition metal that is malleable, soft and rare in nature. It is chemically similar to both thallium and gallium.Indium
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Vanadium Vanadium, when used in small amounts, significantly improves the properties of ferrous alloys. This has allowed motor car and machinery manufacturers to harden the steel used in critical components.Vanadium
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Unranium-Oxide Uranium oxide is often referred to as 'yellowcake.' It is a radioactive mineral consisting of opaque black, brown or grey crystals with a greasy lustre.Unranium-Oxide
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Titanium-Slag Titanium Slag comes from ilmenite and is used in the making of plastics, paper, and paint. It has a high titanium dioxide content used to produce pigment.Titanium-Slag
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Metallurgical-Silicon-Metal Metallurgical grade silicon (Si) is a lustrous black metal used as a reducing agent in steel and iron production, a de-oxidiser and for metal alloying.Metallurgical-Silicon-Metal
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Magnesia Magnesium Oxide - Description coming soonMagnesia
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Niobium There is currently no niobium (Nb) being produced in Australia. In past years niobium has been recovered in concentrate form as a tantalum mining by-product.Niobium
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Tantalum-Pentoxide Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta 20 5) is a white solid inorganic compound that is insoluble in solvents but susceptible to attack from hydrofluoric acid and strong basis.Tantalum-Pentoxide
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Cobalt Cobalt is found in meteorites and in ore deposits in Australia, Canada, Morocco and Zaire. It is the only metal found in vitamins necessary for human survival.Cobalt
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Barium The most common naturally occurring minerals of the metal barium (Ba) is barite and witherite. Both are insoluble when placed in water.Barium
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Lead lead is a very heavy and yet very soft and malleable metal, lead is used in many commercial applications, but less in homes due to lead posioningLead
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Chromium Chromium (Cr) is a steel grey, brittle, hard, lustrous metal that can be highly polished, it also resists tarnishing and is tasteless and odourless.Chromium
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Iron-Ore Iron ore is a rock that contains metallic iron. Australia is rich in economical iron ore deposits from which the iron extracted is mainly turned into steel.Iron-Ore
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Palladium Palladium (Pd) is a chemical element. It is a rare silvery white metal discovered in 1803 that is mainly used today in vehicle catalytic converters.Palladium
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Lithium-Oxide Lithium Oxide (Li2O) is a white, solid, inorganic chemical. It has a strong base that is corrosive when dissolved in water where it produces lithium hydroxide.Lithium-Oxide
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Silver Most silver mined in Australia is associated with the lead mineral, galena. It can also be discovered in a gold-silver alloy known as 'electrum.'Silver
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Potash Potash derives from the time when wood ash was stored in metal pots to create a fertiliser. It refers to fertiliser that contains potassium (K).Potash
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Cadmium Cadmium (Cd) is a chemical element. In metal form it is bluish-white and chemically similar to mercury and zinc. Traces of cadmium occur naturally in phosphates.Cadmium
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Gold Gold in Latin is "aurum" which means "glow of sunrise".Gold
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Molybdenum Molybdenum (Mo) is often confused as a lead, or graphite ore. It is used in alloys and electrodes and was used by Germans in WW2 in their artillery gun “Big Bertha.”Molybdenum
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Alunite The mineral alunite Kal3(SO4)2(OH)6 has a colour ranging from yellow grey to white. It is a hydrated aluminium potassium sulphate therefore a source of both potash and alum.Alunite
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Corundum Corundum (Al203), a crystalline form of aluminium oxide with traces of chromium, titanium and iron , should not be confused with carborundum.Corundum
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Tin When tin is bent it produces a crackling sound known as the 'tin cry.' A sound caused by the crystals that make up the tin, 'twinning', a feature specific to this kind of mineral.Tin
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Platinum Platinum (Pt) is the most expensive and rarest precious metal. It is far rarer than gold and because of this it is not readily available to collectors.Platinum
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Bauxite Bauxite is the name given to ore from which aluminium is made. A naturally occurring substance in certain rock formations that's created by intense weathering over many hundreds of thousands of year.Bauxite
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Pig-Iron Pig iron is the metallic product of a furnace containing over 90 percent iron. The name refers to the old-fashioned way of casting iron into sand moulds.Pig-Iron
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Magnesite Magnesite is primarily a pale white mineral that has many industrial uses because of its heat resistance, it is also used in the making of attractive jewellery.Magnesite
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Zinc Zinc is known as ‘The Great Protector’ because beyond being a great sunscreen, it plays a very important role in protecting other metal and steel from rust and corrosion.Zinc
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Antimony Antimony is a lustrous grey coloured metalloid, or chemical element, that mainly occurs in nature as the sulfide mineral stibnite.Antimony
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Copper Copper is one of the most sought after metals & Australia is the 5th leading producer in the world with only Chile, United States, Indonesia & Canada producing more, despite it only having six percentCopper
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Scandium Scandium (Sc) is a metallic transition metal that is a silvery white colour often classified as a rare earth element together with lanthanides and yttrium.Scandium
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Hematite Can also be spelled as haematite, is the mineral form of iron oxide (Fe2O3)Hematite
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Uranium Australia has large resources of Uranium. It is one of the most controversial metals known to mankind as it is a source of considerable concentrated energy.Uranium
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Magnesium Magnesium (Mg) is an alkaline earth metal. The eighth most abundant on earth and the fourth most common element behind only iron, oxygen and silicon.Magnesium
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Staurolite Staurolite is an iron/aluminium silicate produced commercially as a by-product from mineral sands placer deposits. Its crystals are usually dark brown.Staurolite
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Zircon Zircon (ZrSi04) contains zirconium, an extremely hard metal that is resistant to corrosion. It is found useful in chemical plants and nuclear reactors.Zircon
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Nickel Nickel is one of the lesser known metals, yet its properties make it a valuable resource. Nickel is a silvery-white colour with a golden hint; it is magnetic, and also resistant to corrosion and rust.Nickel
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Lithium Lithium (Li) is a chemical element. It is a soft, silvery white metal that is part of the group of chemical elements known as the alkali metalgroup.Lithium
