PLEASE ANSWER!!!/ how do minerals apply to everyday life and what is the PURPOSE of doing a mineral lab ?

Answer 1

Maintaining the current American standard of living requires that over 7.1 billion tons of rocks and minerals be mined each year. Every year— 47,769 pounds of new minerals must be provided for every person in the United States to make the things we use, every day. http://www.mii.org/pdfs/2007_mii_Baby_Info.pdf

Mineral Labs are done to help learn about minerals. What they are, were the come from, what they are used for, etc. http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/linksa/mineral_invest_intro.html

Common Minerals and Their Uses: http://www.mii.org/commonminerals.html

Answer 2

we need minerals in out everyday diet. they help our body function correctly. we also use man minerals to create household products and tools.

the purpose is to study the nature of minerals? how would we know what kind of mineral lab you're doing?

Answer 3

I presume that by "mineral lab" you are referring to a section of your Earth Science, or similar, class, in which you learn about various minerals, running the gamut of the Mohs Hardness Scale (e.g., talc at the softest end, diamonds at the hardest).

Minerals are a part of your everyday life, from the substances that make up your home, furnishings, appliances, etc, to the things that you eat (e.g., zinc).

I trust that you will give me credit for this on your homework assignment, or, at the very least, send me a sample diamond! ;)

Answer 4

minerals produce energy- coal, oil, fossil fuels that
are key to our survival, there are also minerals that
we injest from our food supply that help our bodies
to function- soils that are rich in minerals are
very healthy and produce much better produce -

and,I dont know what a mineral lab is....sorry

Answer 5

Minerals are in toothpaste, computers, salt, pencils, and jewlery, as well as in foods we eat. They keep us healthy. Mineral Lab? What kind?