Name: ____________________________________ Date: __________________ Period: ______
Chapter 11.1 Notes: Mineral Resources
1. Mineral Resources
a. ___________________ resources are substances of ______________
supply and cannot be _______________ but only created by processes that
may take ______________________ of years.
b. ___________________ resources are ________________ that can be
replaced easily within a __________________ lifetime.
c. Examples of metal ____________ resources are ___________,
_______________, and ___________________ and are identified by their
____________ surfaces, ability to conduct ______________ and
___________________, and tendency to ___________ easily when in thin
__________________.
d. Examples of nonmetal _________________ are ______________ and
____________________ and are identified by their _______ surfaces, poor
ability to ___________________ heat and electricity.
2. Formation of Ores
a. ________ are deposits of ________________ from which metals and
_________________ can be removed from _____________________.
i. For example, ________ can be obtained from ______________ and
________________ ores, _____________ can be separated from
__________________, and __________________ can be separated
from _______________________.
3. Ores and Cooling Magma
a. Some _________ are formed from cooling __________________. As
magma ____________, dense metallic minerals __________ to the bottom
of the _____________ of magma. Layers of these mineral
____________________ and form ore _______________ within the
hardened magma.
i. Examples of these ores include __________________,
______________, and _______________.
4. Ores and Contact Metamorphism
a. When hot _____________ comes into contact with _______________
rock, ___________ and chemical _____________ from the magma change
the ___________________ rock or…
b. When hot mineral _________________ spread through many __________
cracks in a large mass of ____________ and deposit __________________
minerals in narrow ___________________ bands called ______________.
Name: ____________________________________ Date: __________________ Period: ______
i. A ____________ is a large number of ____________ mineral veins.
1. “Many gold miners were hoping to find the “Mother Lode”
during the gold rush.”
5. Ores and Moving Water
a. Moving ______________ can form ________ deposits in a couple of ways.
i. One way is when __________________ of native __________ such
as ____________ are released as rock breaks down due to
_______________ processes, _____________ carry the fragments
until they are ____________________ where the currents are
___________, and the fragments become ___________________ at
the bottom of the stream __________ in layers called
_______________ deposits.
ii. The _____________ process is when _______________ dissolves
minerals as it ____________ through cracks in the ____________ on
the earth’s surface, new minerals ____________________ out of the
resulting ________________ forming ore deposits called ________.
6. Uses of Mineral Resources
a. ________________ ores such as __________, platinum, and ___________
are valuable due to their _____________ and rarity or due to them being a
valuable _________________.
b. ____________________ are nonmetallic minerals that are ____________
mineral ___________________ that are frequently cut for _____________.
c. ________________ and _______________ are valuable because they are
used in ____________________ materials.
7. Mineral Conservation
a. _______________ resources are being ________________ at an increasing
rate each _____________ and the only way to preserve _______________
resources is through _____________________.
i. Once way to __________________ minerals is to use other more
__________________ materials such a ___________________.
ii. A _____________ way to conserve is to ________________. Many
resources can be recycled, such as ___________, copper, and
____________________.