It is the process of heating concentrated ores like carbonate or hydrated oxide to a high temperature in the absence of air. The mineral must be too hard to melt at this temperature.
Example – Metal carbonates decompose to give metal oxides.
It is the process of heating concentrated ores like carbonate or hydrated oxide to a high temperature in the absence of air. The mineral must be too hard to melt at this temperature.
Example – Metal carbonates decompose to give metal oxides.