Enum: MineralCategory

Categories of minerals and materials

URI: valuesets:MineralCategory

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
PRECIOUS_METALS	None	Precious metals
BASE_METALS	None	Base metals
FERROUS_METALS	None	Ferrous metals
RARE_EARTH_ELEMENTS	None	Rare earth elements
RADIOACTIVE	None	Radioactive minerals
INDUSTRIAL_MINERALS	None	Industrial minerals
GEMSTONES	None	Gemstones
ENERGY_MINERALS	None	Energy minerals
CONSTRUCTION_MATERIALS	None	Construction materials
CHEMICAL_MINERALS	None	Chemical and fertilizer minerals

Slots

Name	Description
mineral_category	Categories of minerals and materials

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: MineralCategory
description: Categories of minerals and materials
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  PRECIOUS_METALS:
    text: PRECIOUS_METALS
    description: Precious metals
    annotations:
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: gold, silver, platinum
  BASE_METALS:
    text: BASE_METALS
    description: Base metals
    annotations:
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: copper, lead, zinc, tin
  FERROUS_METALS:
    text: FERROUS_METALS
    description: Ferrous metals
    annotations:
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: iron, steel, manganese
  RARE_EARTH_ELEMENTS:
    text: RARE_EARTH_ELEMENTS
    description: Rare earth elements
    annotations:
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: neodymium, dysprosium, cerium
      count:
        tag: count
        value: 17 elements
  RADIOACTIVE:
    text: RADIOACTIVE
    description: Radioactive minerals
    annotations:
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: uranium, thorium, radium
  INDUSTRIAL_MINERALS:
    text: INDUSTRIAL_MINERALS
    description: Industrial minerals
    annotations:
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: limestone, gypsum, salt
  GEMSTONES:
    text: GEMSTONES
    description: Gemstones
    annotations:
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: diamond, ruby, emerald
  ENERGY_MINERALS:
    text: ENERGY_MINERALS
    description: Energy minerals
    annotations:
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: coal, oil shale, tar sands
  CONSTRUCTION_MATERIALS:
    text: CONSTRUCTION_MATERIALS
    description: Construction materials
    annotations:
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: sand, gravel, crushed stone
  CHEMICAL_MINERALS:
    text: CHEMICAL_MINERALS
    description: Chemical and fertilizer minerals
    annotations:
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: phosphate, potash, sulfur