Monday, February 13, 2012

How do you use minerals?

What minerals do you use everyday?  What minerals are all around you that you didn't realize?  Go to the link below.  Chose one of the links: building a house, in the kitchen, around the home, etc.  List all of the materials which contain minerals.  What minerals are found in each of them.


Minerals around your house
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12 comments:

  1. Zach Josh BryantFebruary 13, 2012 at 5:41 AM

    Bricks and tiles contain clay. Cement contains Gypsum and Limestone. Plasterboard contains powdered Gypsum. Nails bolts screws etc. contain iron steel and zinc. Pipes contain Copper and Galena and Lead. Windows contain Quartz. House numbers contain Chromium.

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    1. andrea and rachelFebruary 13, 2012 at 6:53 AM

      @ zach josh bryant
      I think your paragraph had lots of different examples and was very informative.

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  2. Lorraine Lowrey, Brynn Hollingsworth, Jenny Keyser, and Abby CooganFebruary 13, 2012 at 5:49 AM

    We use lightbulbs that are made of Wolframite and Tugsten. Pens are made of Wolframite. Paper is made of clay, mica, and talic. Electronics have gold. Computors have silicon and quarts. Medicine is made of Kaolinite.

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  3. Rheanna Barry:( and Nate Horning:)February 13, 2012 at 5:59 AM

    We use light bulbs that are made of Tugsten and Wolframite. We have thermometers that contains mercury which comes from an ore, cinnabar. We have toothpaste which contains fluoride. We also have many more that contain minerals.

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  4. Maggie HooverFebruary 13, 2012 at 6:47 AM

    We us light bulbs made from Wolframite and Tugsten. Our thermometers are made from mercury, and mercury is made of ore and cinnabar. The toothpaste that contains fluoride. Electronics have gold. Medicine is made from kaolinite and the computers have silicon and quartz.

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    1. andrea and rachelFebruary 13, 2012 at 6:51 AM

      @ maggie
      I like how you added that Medicine is made from kaolinite and the computers have silicon and quartz.

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  5. andrea and rachelFebruary 13, 2012 at 6:49 AM

    we use light bulbs that are made of tugsten an wolframite. Paper is made of clay, mica, and talic.We have thermometers that have mercury which comes from an ore, cinnabar.Nails bolts and screws all contain iron steel and zinc

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2012 at 7:29 AM

    I do have a mineral in my room made of rock & glass that is used for a bookend on my bookshelf.-Dominic Deutsch

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  7. bradbeaversFebruary 13, 2012 at 7:42 AM

    I use cups made out of Crockery. i didn't realize that most kitchen materials are made out of minerals.

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  8. Olivia Gundrum & rachelle kuebelFebruary 13, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    Thermometers are made of mercury, Some counter tops are made of granite, paper is made of clay, light bulbs are made of tugsten and wolframite, and toothpaste has fluoride in it.

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    1. Kaylin Applegate Olivia OgdenFebruary 13, 2012 at 9:21 AM

      we agree with you on thermometers.

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  9. Kaylin Applegate Olivia OgdenFebruary 13, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    Some counter tops are granite, graphite, limestone etc. Stainless steel is in silver wear, on some microwaves, dish washers, and refrigerators. kaolinite is in mugs quartz in glasses. iron copper and aluminum are in pots and pans.

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