Enum: MineralCategory

Categories of minerals and materials

Permissible Values

Value	Description	Count	Examples
PRECIOUS_METALS	Precious metals		gold, silver, platinum
BASE_METALS	Base metals		copper, lead, zinc, tin
FERROUS_METALS	Ferrous metals		iron, steel, manganese
RARE_EARTH_ELEMENTS	Rare earth elements	17 elements	neodymium, dysprosium, cerium
RADIOACTIVE	Radioactive minerals		uranium, thorium, radium
INDUSTRIAL_MINERALS	Industrial minerals		limestone, gypsum, salt
GEMSTONES	Gemstones		diamond, ruby, emerald
ENERGY_MINERALS	Energy minerals		coal, oil shale, tar sands
CONSTRUCTION_MATERIALS	Construction materials		sand, gravel, crushed stone
CHEMICAL_MINERALS	Chemical and fertilizer minerals		phosphate, potash, sulfur

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
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Categories of minerals and materials
title: Mineral Category
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
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