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Minerals in Your House
Click on a item below to learn which minerals it contains.
Computer
Wolframite (monitor)
Copper (wiring)
Silver (electronics)
Quartz (electronics)
Chair
Sphalerite (dyes)
Chromite (dyes)
Sulfur (foam rubber)
Mirror
Hematite (hinges, frame)
Chromite (plating)
Quartz (mirror)
Gold (plating)
Bunk Bed
Hematite (hinges, handles, mattress springs)
Chromite (chrome plating)
Can Opener
Hematite
Chromite
Galena
Copper
Dental Care
Apatite (teeth)
Fluorite (toothpaste)
Rutile (used to color false teeth yellow)
Gold (fillings)
Cinnabar (fillings)
Matches
Sulfur
Stibnite
Closet
Hematite (hinges, handles (steel))
Chromite (chrome plating)
Quartz (mirrors)
Refrigerator
Hematite
Chromite (stainless steel)
Galena
Copper
Cinnabar (thermometer)
Pentlandite
Golf Clubs
Bauxite (club “ore of aluminum”)
Ilmenite (club “ore of titanium”)
Shakers
Graphite
Galena
Sphalerite
Cosmetics
Muscovite
Talc
Hematite (for color)
Bismuth
Barite
Telephone
Copper (wiring)
Chromite (plating)
Silver (electronics)
Graphite (batteries)
Fireplace
Kaolinite (bricks)
Pyrolusite (coloring)
Hematite (coloring)
Watch
Hematite (band, frame)
Chromite (plating)
Quartz (time keeper)
Pentlandite (watch springs)
Sunscreen
Zincite
Carpet
Sphalerite (dyes
Chromite (dyes)
Sulfur (foam padding)
Bath Tub
Feldspar (porcelain)
Pyrolusite (coloring)
Chromite (plumbing fixtures)
Copper (tubing)
Lamp
Brass (base “an alloy of copper and zinc”)
Quartz (bulb)
Wolframite (lamp filament)
Copper (wiring)
Vacuum
Copper (wiring)
Chromite (plating)
Silver (electronics)
Hematite (steel)
Pentlandite (stainless steel)
Stove
Hematite
Chromite (stainless steel)
Galena
Copper
Cinnabar (thermometer)
Pentlandite
Pencil
Graphite (pencil lead)
Blender
Hematite
Chromite
Galena
Copper
Quartz
Trash Can
Hematite
Chromite
Clock
Quartz (glass, time keeper)
Pentlandite (spring)
Hairspray
Cassiterite
Chromite
Clock radio
Copper (wiring)
Quartz (clock)
Gold (connections)
Cassiterite (solder)
Towel
Sphalerite (dyes)
Chromite (dyes)
Dishwasher
Hematite
Chromite
Galena
Copper
Quartz
Toilet
Feldspar (porcelain)
Pyrolusite (coloring)
Chromite (plumbing fixtures)
Copper (tubing)
Batteries
Graphite
Galena
Sphalerite
