{"id":53337,"date":"2021-09-24T06:01:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T06:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=53337"},"modified":"2021-09-24T06:01:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T06:01:15","slug":"minerals-and-power-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/minerals-and-power-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Minerals and Power Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Minerals are naturally occurring substances that have a definite chemical composition. Minerals are distinct from rocks, which are too complex to characterize with a simple composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More or less, a rock is a collection or cluster of many minerals. Minerals are formed in different types of geological environments, under varying conditions. Minerals vary from element to element, and range from gold to water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The variety in minerals is endless in their forms. Best fit in the broadest classification would be metallic and nonmetallic, according to their physical characteristics and chemical properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minerals can be identified on the basis of their physical properties such as colour, density, hardness and chemical property such as solubility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-secondary-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"font-size:21px\"><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/types-of-minerals\">Types of Minerals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/distribution-of-minerals\">Distribution of Minerals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/conserving-minerals\">Conserving Minerals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/power-resources\">Power Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/conventional-sources\">Conventional Sources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/coal\">Coal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/petroleum\">Petroleum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/natural-gas\">Natural Gas<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/hydel-power\">Hydel Power<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/non-conventional-sources-of-energy\">Non-conventional Sources of Energy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/solar-energy\">Solar energy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wind-energy\">Wind energy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/nuclear-power\">Nuclear Power<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/geo-thermal-energy\">Geo-Thermal Energy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/tidal-energy\">Tidal Energy<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minerals are naturally occurring substances that have a definite chemical composition. Minerals are distinct from rocks, which are too complex to characterize with a simple composition. More or less, a rock is a collection or cluster of many minerals. Minerals are formed in different types of geological environments, under varying conditions. 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