Aluminium, Iron, Copper and Zinc are extracted from

Metals are commercially extracted from specific minerals known as ores. Aluminium is primarily obtained from bauxite, a clay-like substance containing hydrated aluminium oxides [2]. Iron is extracted from several oxide ores, with magnetite being the finest variety due to its high metallic content (up to 70%) and magnetic properties [4]. Copper is extracted from various ores including malachite, which is a carbonate-hydroxide mineral of copper [3]. Zinc is commonly extracted from calamine (zinc carbonate) or zinc blende [3]. Therefore, the correct sequence matching the metals Aluminium, Iron, Copper, and Zinc to their respective ores is Bauxite, Magnetite, Malachite, and Calamine. This sequence aligns with the standard metallurgical classifications where bauxite serves as the primary source for alumina, magnetite for high-grade iron, malachite for copper, and calamine for zinc [3].

Sources

1. [1] NCERT. (2022). Contemporary India II: Textbook in Geography for Class X (Revised ed.). NCERT. > Chapter 5: Print Culture and the Modern World > Bauxite Bauxite > p. 110
2. [2] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 9: Distribution of World Natural Resources > Bauxite (aluminium) > p. 33
3. [3] Certificate Physical and Human Geography , GC Leong (Oxford University press 3rd ed.) > Chapter 28: Manufacturing Industry and The Iron and Steel Industry > Types of lron Ore > p. 284
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