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Keywords are:  'ores'

Typically, when mining for metals one does not come across solid deposits
of them.  With few exceptions, a metal is usually intermingled with other
substances such as sulfur or arsenic that must be burned away in order to
extract it. This process is known as smelting.  A mineral that yields
metal when smelted is referred to as an ore.

Common ores on Alter Aeon are:

Bornite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite, tenorite, tetrahedrite and malachite,
which yield copper.
Goethite, hematite, limonite, iron pyrite and siderite which yield iron.
Cassiterite and stannite, which yield tin.
Anglesite, cerussite and galena which yield lead.
Calamine, sphalerite, zincite and zinc spar, which yield zinc.
Selenide, which yields selenium.
Greenockite, which yields cadmium.
Bismite and bismuthinite which yield bismuth.
Manganite, psilomelane, pyrolusite and rhodochrosite, which yield manganese.
Garnierite, millerite and nickeline, which yield nickel.
Cinnabar, which yields mercury.
Horn silver, which yields silver.

Some ores may yield a small amount of a secondary metal if a large enough
quantity is smelted at once.  For example, smelting bornite can sometimes
yield iron in addition to copper, while smelting galena may produce small
amounts of silver.

There are numerous other ores that are very rare or can only be found at
certain locations.

Certain ores can also be for lapidary work, such as malachite and cinnabar.