The Emergence Machine

Ore

physical · geology · Level 5 · E3

E3Chemistry

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Ore emerges as a subset of rock that contains metal, where the presence of valuable minerals or metals within the rock's crystal structure enables their economic extraction.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “ore” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “ore”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
ore
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0OreRockMetalMineralFormStructureSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesOreL5MetalL3RockL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • ore English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Metal L3 (requires)
    Ore contains metals that can be extracted
  • Rock L4 (requires)
    Ore is a type of rock containing valuable minerals