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