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