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Look for these minerals and mineral products at home, in school, at a pharmacy, or in a hardware store.
Mineral or
Mineral Product |
Uses |
Object Location |
| aluminum |
aluminum foil, cosmetics, beverage cans, deodorant, hand lotion, antacids, cooking pots |
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| beryllium |
fluorescent lamps |
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| chromium |
chrome fixtures (cars, bicycles, lamps, kitchens, etc.), stainless steel |
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| copper |
wires, pipes, cooking pots, old gutters and roofs, brass, pennies |
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fluorite
(fluoride) |
toothpaste, drinking water |
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| gold |
dentistry, jewelry, computers, electronics |
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| gypsum |
wallboard, plaster |
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| halite (salt) |
table salt, food preservatives, de-icers |
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| iron |
cosmetics, hair dye, steel, wrought iron |
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| lead |
car batteries, computers, fuel tanks, TV tubes, leaded glass, x-ray shields, fishing sinkers |
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| mica |
sheetrock, paints, hair dye, cosmetics, soap, electronics |
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| molybdenum |
fertilizer, filament supports in light bulbs, steel |
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| nickel |
nickel coins, stainless steel, alnico magnets, sheetrock |
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| perlite |
gardening |
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| phosphate |
fertilizer, dishwashing detergent,laundry detergent |
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| potassium (potash) |
fertilizer, toothpaste |
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| silica |
computer chips, glass, cosmetics, antacids, paint, laundry detergent, drain cleaner, quartz watches |
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| silver |
photography developer, jewelry, electronics, silverware, dentistry |
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| sulfur |
fertilizers, matches, car tires |
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| talc |
baby powder, cosmetics, antacids, sheetrock, primer |
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| titanium |
cosmetics, hand lotion, soap, toothpaste, hair dye, bug spray, primer, paint |
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| tungsten |
filament in light bulbs, drill bits (tool steel) |
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| zinc |
sunblock, fertilizer, cosmetics, dandruff shampoo, pennies, galvanized metal, brass, dry-cell batteries |
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| zirconium |
deodorant, jewelry |
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