What are the 3 mineral groups?

Answer 1

Metallic Minerals (they were once refined and known as metals ex, gold, silver, copper, etc.)

Fossil Fuels ( are used for energy production ex, coal, oil and gas)

Industrial Minerals (everything else that is mined that is NOT metallic or a fossil fuel, many different types and uses, ex, asbestos)

Answer 2

Minerals are grouped by their chemical composition. There are more than 3 groups of minerals including. Silicates, oxides, sulfates, sulfides, carbonates, native elements, and halides are all major mineral groups. Silicates are definitely at the top of the list.

Answer 3

scientists classify minerals based on their composition, they therefor have come up with the basic groups:

silicates: silicon-oxygen combine to form a structure called silicon-oxygen tetrahedrons, which consist of one silicon atom and four oxygen atoms. Most silicates contain 1+ other elements (pure quarts)

carbonates: minerals that contain the elements carbon, oxygen, and one or more other metallic elements.

oxides:minerals that contain oxygen and one or more other elements, usually in which are metals. (rutile, corundum, hematite)

sulfates and sulfides: minerals that contain the element sulfur (anhydrite, gypsum)

haildes:minerals that contain a halogen ion plus one or more other elements(chlorine, fluorite)

native elements: minerals that only contain one element or type of atom (copper, sulfur, silver, gold)

Answer 4

Minerals and gemstones are classified according to their chemical makeup. The Minerals Classes are: 1 - Elements, 2 - Sulfides, 3 - Halides, 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides, 5 - Nitrates, Carbonates, Borates, 6 - Sulfates, 7 - Phosphates, Arsenates, Vanadates, 8 - Silicates and 9 - Non-minerals.

add Given that you ask for three, do you ask after rock types, e.g. Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic.
Carbonates Oxides Halides