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The chief ore of iron is -

A. Fe3O4

B. FeCO3

C. Fe2O3

D. of these.

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Correct Answer is: C. Fe2O3

Ferruginous rock containing one or more minerals from which metallic iron may be profitably extracted. The chief ores of iron consist mainly of the oxides: hematite, Fe2O3; goethite, alpha -FeO (OH); magnetite, Fe3O4; and the carbonate, siderite FeCO3.

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