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