Minerals+and+their+Importance

Everything we use on Earth that is not made of plants or animals is made of minerals. These minerals are our natural resources. They are mined so that we can have all of the products we're used to using. Even though over 99 percent of the Earth's surface has never been mined, it's important to remember that minerals exist in limited supply. We should be aware of what products they provide us with and use our mineral resources wisely.

**__ List of products we use every day and what they are made of: __**


 * Batteries: ** Antimony, Cadmium, Lead, Zinc

**Bicycle: ** Aluminum, Clay, Diatomite, Mica, Sulfur, Selenium, Wollastonite, Zinc

**Books: ** Clay, Limestone, Sodium Sulfate, Feldspar

**Bricks: ** Bauxite, Chromite, Zircon, Silica, Graphite, Kyanite, Andaluste, Sillimanite, Clays

**Car: ** Platinum, Iron, Aluminum, Lead, Coal, Barite, Boron, Calcium Carbonate, Bentonite, Silica, Chromium, Perlite, Wollastonite, Mica, Industrial Diamonds, Zeolite, Clays

**Carpet: ** Limestone, Selenium, Lime, Soda Ash, Zeolite, Bentonite, Titanium, Sulfur, Diatomite, Petroleum Products

**Cement: ** Limestone, Gypsum, Iron, Clays, Diatomite, Feldspar

**Chalk: ** Limestone

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Clothing: ** Boron, Halite, Molybdenum, Sulfur

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Computer: ** Aluminum, Antimony, Barite, Beryllium, Cobalt, Columbium, Copper, Gallium, Germanium, Gold, Indium, Iron, Lanthanides, Lithium, Manganese, Mercury, Mica, Molybdenum, Nickel, Platinum, Quartz, Rhenium, Selenium, Silver, Strontium, Tantalum, Tellurium, Tin, Tungsten, Vanadium, Yttrium, Zinc, Zirconium

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Cosmetics: ** Iron, Silica, Limestone, Talc

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Desk ** : Copper, Iron, Zinc, Nickel

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Digital Alarm Clock: ** Boron, Copper, Gold, Quartz

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Doorknob: ** Iron

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Drinking Glass: ** Boron, Silica

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Electrical Cords, Outlet (electricity): ** Coal, Copper

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Glass: ** Silica Sand, Feldspar, Trona <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lights: ** Aluminum, Copper, Beryllium (florescent), Tungsten (incandescent), Tin, Nickel

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Linoleum: ** Limestone, Clay, Wollastonite, Petroleum Products

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Magazine: ** Clay, Kaolin, Sodium Sulfate, Titanium

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Paint: ** Titanium Oxide, Clays, Limestone, Mica, Talc, Silica, Copper, Fluorspar, Iron, Tungsten, Zinc, Cadmium

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Paper: ** Boron, Clay, Kaolin, Sulfur, Talc, Titanium, Trona

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Pencils: ** Graphite, Clays

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Pencil Sharpener: ** Iron, Copper, Zinc

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Pens: ** Limestone, Wollastonite, Mica, Talc, Clay, Silica, Petroleum Products, Sulfur

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Photograph: ** Chromium, Silver, Sulfur

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Plaster Wall: ** Gypsum, Perlite

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Plastic: ** Limestone, Wollastonite, Coal, Talc, Silica, Petroleum Products

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Rubber: ** Sulfur

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sidewalk: ** Sand, Gravel, Gypsum, Iron, Dolomite, Diatomite, Limestone

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Skateboard: ** Aluminum, Calcium Carbonate, Clay, Coal, Iron, Mica, Sulfur, Silica, Talc, Wollastonite

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Soda Can: ** Aluminum

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Telephone: ** Aluminum, Beryllium, Coal, Copper, Gold, Iron, Limestone, Silica, Silver, Talc, Wollastonite

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Television Set: ** Aluminum, Antimony, Barite, Beryllium, Cobalt, Columbium, Copper, Europium, Gallium, Germanium, Gold, Indium, Iron, Kaolin, Lanthanides, Limestone, Lithium, Manganese, Mercury, Mica, Molybdenum, Platinum, Rhenium, Selenium, Silica, Strontium, Tantalum, Tellurium, Terbium, Tin, Titanium, Vanadium, Yttrium, Zinc, Zirconium

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tennis Racket: ** Graphite

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Wallpaper: ** Mica, Trona