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(a) Baryte, (b) Galena, (c) Zinc blende and (d) Copper pyrites. How many of these minerals are sulphide based?

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Baryte is a mineral consisting of barium sulphate BaSO 4 Galena, also called lead glance, is the natural mineral of lead (II) Sulphate PbS Zinc blende, is a mineral consisting of ZnS . Copper pyrites is a copper iron sulphide mineral. It has the chemical formula CuFeS 2 . Number of minerals which are sulphide based are 3.

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