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Pyrite-Chalcopyrite-Sphalerite-40297
Quartz Amethyst
Unlike in the case of metallic minerals, melting the non-metallic minerals would not
produce useful material. Non-metallic minerals are derived from sedimentary
rocks. Sedimentary rocks are formed through the aggregation of diverse materials such as
minerals, other rock particles, parts of organisms and other organic compounds. Also, they
do not have a shine of their own.
Luster
Metallic minerals have a shine of their own.
Non-metallic minerals do not have a shine of their own.
Derivation
Metallic minerals are associated with igneous rocks.
Non-metallic minerals are associated with sedimentary rocks.
Hardness
Extraction of Material
Metals can be extracted by melting the metallic minerals.
Non-metallic minerals do not yield new products upon melting.
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