- 铁矿石 tiěkuàngshí iron oreiron ore; rocks or minerals from which metallic iron can be extracted
- 矿石收音机 kuàngshíshōuyīnjī crystal radioA simple radio receiver that uses a piece of mineral as a detector; it requires no power source but has low sensitivity.
- 矿石机 kuàngshíjī crystal radioearly type of radio receiver that uses a crystal diode as a detector and does not require an external power source
- 磷矿石 línkuàngshí phosphatephosphate rock; natural phosphate
- 钒钾铀矿石 fánjiǎyóukuàngshí carnotite
