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