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Minerals

Minerals are resources that are found naturally under the earth’s crust. They

occur along with rocks. Rocks contain different types of minerals. Minerals are

found in ores. Some minerals are also found in oceans. Minerals that contain

metals are called ores. Ores are rocks from which the metals are extracted. Iron,

copper, zinc, magnesium silver and gold are metals.

The process of taking out minerals from the earth is called mining.

Minerals Ores Mining
Minerals found outside of the earth’s crust are used for a wide range of uses

such as providing gemstones for jewelry like diamonds, agricultural fertilizers,

and building materials like marble, slate, sandpaper and ceramic tiles.

Diamonds Slate Sandpaper Ceramic tiles

Find It Name five things in your house that are made from metals.

Rocks Out

The earth’s crust is made up of rocks. They have many uses and are used in

various industries. Hard rocks like granite, marble rocks are used to build

roads, buildings and monuments.

The minerals found in rocks are used in

many fields, such as industry, medicine,

energy production, fuels, and in fertilizers.
Granite Marble

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