1. Ore – a mineral deposit large enough and pure enough to be mined for a profit
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2. Surface mining
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3. Deep mining
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4. Reclamation – returning the land back to it’s original state after mining
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5. Evaporating saltwater
When a body of salt water dries up leaving minerals behind.
Gypsum and Halite
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6. Metamorphic Rock
When changes in temperature and pressure alter the makeup of a rock.
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7. PLUTONS Magma that cools slowly forming mineral crystals.
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8. Hot Water Solutions
Ground water heated by magma reacts with minerals to form hot liquid solutions
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9. Pegmatite
Magma moving upward in the ground sometimes forms teardrop shaped bodies.
Gems such a topaz
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10. Limestone
Surface water and ground water carry dissolved materials into lakes and seas
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