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Minerals in Your Bedroom

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Graphite
Galena
Sphalerite
Hematite: hinges, handles, mattress springs
Chromite: chrome plating
Copper: wiring
Quartz: clock
Gold: connections
Cassiterite: solder
Hematite: hinges, handles (steel)
Chromite: chrome plating
Quartz: mirror on door




Bauxite: club (ore of aluminum)
Ilmenite: club (ore of titanium)
Brass: (an alloy of copper and zinc): base
Quartz: bulb
Wolframite: lamp filament
Copper: wiring
Hematite: handle, frame
Chromite: plating
or maybe
Gold: plating
Quartz: mirror
Graphite:
pencil lead:
Hematite: band, frame
Chromite: plating
Quartz: time keeper
Pentlandite: watch spring
Mineralogical Society of America