What is the main reason for processing coal ore? a) to increase heating value b) to remove inorganic material c) to eliminate pollution of groundwater d) to recover other valuable minerals from the ore

Pegmatites are igneous rocks in which the individual minerals are very large. typically, the minerals are all light-colored quartz, feldspar and muscovite. if you were given a black and white photograph of a pegmatite in a quarry (where the rock has been blasted and broken), what physical properties could you use to identify those three minerals in this hypothetical photo? describe each mineral and the specific diagnostic properties. be specific.