what are some common things that consist of minerals?

Answer 1

Item Minerals Needed to Produce Them

Carpet Calcium carbonate, limestone

Glass/Ceramics Silica sand, limestone, talc, lithium, borates, soda ash, feldspar

Linoleum Calcium carbonate, clay, wollastonite

Glossy paper Kaolin clay, limestone, sodium sulfate, lime, soda ash, titanium dioxide

Cake/Bread Gypsum, phosphates

Plant fertilizers Potash, phosphate, nitrogen, sulfur

Toothpaste Calcium carbonate, limestone, sodium carbonate, fluorine

Lipstick Calcium carbonate, talc

Baby powder Talc

Hair cream Calcium carbonate

Counter tops Titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, aluminum hydrate

Household cleaners Silica, pumice, diatomite, feldspar, limestone

Caulking Limestone, gypsum

Jewelry Precious and semi-precious stones

Kitty litter Attapulgite, montmorillonite, zeolites, diatomite, pumice, volcanic ash

Fiberglass roofing Silica, borates, limestone, soda ash, feldspar

Potting soil Vermiculite, perlite, gypsum, zeolites, peat

Paint Titanium dioxide, kaolin clays, calcium carbonate, mica, talc, silica, wollastonite

Concrete Limestone, gypsum, iron oxide, clay

Wallboard Gypsum, clay, perlite, vermiculite, aluminum hydrate, borates

Spackling Gypsum, mica, clay, calcium carbonate

Pencil Graphite, clay

Carbon paper Bentonite, zeolite

Ink Calcium carbonate

Microwavable container Talc, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, clay

Sports equipment Graphite, fiberglass

Pots and pans Aluminum, iron

Optical fibers Glass

Fruit juice Perlite, diatomite

Sugar Limestone, lime

Drinking water Limestone, lime, salt, fluorite

Vegetable oil Clay, perlite, diatomite

Medicines Calcium carbonate, magnesium, dolomite, kaolin, barium, iodine, sulfur, lithium

Porcelain figurines Silica, limestone, borates, soda ash, gypsum

Television 35 different minerals

Automobile 15 different minerals

Telephone 42 different minerals


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Answer 2

Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. The term "mineral" encompasses not only the material's chemical composition, but also the mineral's structure. Minerals range in composition from pure elements and simple salts to very complex silicates with thousands of known forms (organic compounds are excluded). The study of minerals is called mineralogy. There are currently just over 4,000 known minerals. To be classified as a "true" mineral, a substance must be a solid and have a crystal structure. It must also be an inorganic, naturally-occurring. Examples: Salt, gypsum, quartz, diamond, most precious and semiprecious stones. mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and a crystalline structure. A rock is an aggregate of one or more minerals. (A rock may also include organic remains.) Some rocks are predominantly composed of just one mineral. For example, limestone is a sedimentary rock composed almost entirely of the mineral calcite.

Answer 3

Salt, rocks, dirt (also organic content), sand, clay, brick, mountains, canyons, knives, swords, guns, crystals, jewelry, braces, eye glasses, etc. Hows that?

Answer 4

salt