We are studyingg about rocks and minerals in our school and that is a question that i can't find many answers too. I know that minerals are everywhere around us but i dont know excatly where we can find them. I found things like: glass, iron. Please help me find more.
2006-11-29 06:18:55 · 4 answers · asked by Eunice W 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Rocks, salt is a mineral, talc powder is a mineral, cast iron skillets, granite countertops, marble floors, etc.
2006-11-29 06:23:27 · answer #1 · answered by boomer sooner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans are carbon based life forms are plants. the Building blocks of "life" itself are minerals.
Rocks generally have silicon contents along with calcium,
Baking Soda is Sodium Carbonate, Table Salt is Sodium Chloride,
coins are made of metallic elements in combinations of Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold,
Gold depending on purity is often a mixture of copper and gold, Diamonds are the purest form of carbon but chemical identical to Graphite you find in pencils.
go to MINDAT.ORG and just poke around you find the answers you seek.
2006-11-29 06:58:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are literally everywhere... even your body.
Try to focus your paper on food content of minerals.
2006-11-29 06:21:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
computers, drywall, cameras, televisions, electrical components, thermomoters.
2006-11-29 06:24:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋