The following list contains common minerals. Select a mineral from the list and tell me about it.
What did you learn about it? What are some of it's properties? What are some of it's uses? Any other interesting facts about your mineral that sets it aside?
Mineral List
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Wolframite is an ore mineral of the metal tungsten. Tungsten is used to make the filament in light bulbs. it is strong and has a very high melting point. bricks and tiles are made from clay minerals and stretch when wet. then they are fired to make bricks, floors, and tiles. clay is Easy to shape when wet,
Strong and rigid when fired,
Impermeable when fired,
and A thermal insulator.
YAHANZ VELASQUEZ
aluminum. i learned that aluminum is used mostly in the united states. some of its properties are its a white metal that is very light weight.its used for packaging,building and transportation.
Gold, some of the properties are. Gold can be hammered into shape so thhere are many different shapes for gold. The color of gold is gold. Gold is a type of metal that is precious to man kind. People died and fought for gold. It does not corrode or rust and conducts electricity and heat very well. There are three major ways where gold can be found, Lode deposits other known as vein deposits, placer deposit, and product of copper and silver mining. The most commonn uses is for jewlery.
Yahanz, woahh...i didnt know that brinks and tiles are made from clay minerals and stretches when wet... i always thought it was just made from rocks then polished or something like that...What did you think they were made of before you read this artical?
Gallium:
Properties:Gallium is a soft, silvery metallic element, with an atomic number of 31 and a symbol of Ga. The French chemist Paul-Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran discovered gallium in 1875.
Uses: It is used to make mirrors and thermometers. Also is used for lasers, photo detectors, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), solar cells, and other elecrical applications.
Other facts:it will turn to liquid when held in the hand, but has a very high boiling point.
Mercury the atomic number is 80 on the pereodic table. it is a liquid that becomes a solid at -40F. it is dense and heavy gravity of 13.6. Ifmecury is touched by skin it is toxic it affects your bodeis nerves system. mecury wasmined in
California,Arkansas, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, and Texas. mecury is being used less in batteries because it is extremily toxic.
Brendan Mcwilliams
I chose diamond. THe word diamond in greek is adams wich means invinclble. Diamond is found in colorodo china aulstraila ex. Diamond is used for cutting oil and natural gas.
by ted young
I meant to say bricks not brinks:)
brendan, i didnt know that murcury becomes a solid at -40 degrees
YAHANZ VELASQUEZ
it doesnt cut oil its cutting and oil. ted young
brenden, i never thought that they ould use less mecury in batteries just because it is toxic.
Brendan i didnt know mercury was a liquid.
iron is used to make cars,i learned that iron is used to make steel, which makes the bulk of a car. Steel is mostly hard,rigid, and strong. It is mostly just used for cars though.
A very small number of garnets are pure and flawless enough to be cut as gemstones.alot of of garnet mining is for massive garnet that is crushed and used to make abrasives.The different varieties of garnet have different metal ions like iron, aluminum, magnesium and chromium.very few of them have calcium.Garnets all are quite hard, ranging between 6 and 7.5 on the Mohs' hardness scale.They also lack cleavage so when they break they break into sharp pieces.It got its name from the Latin word granatium which means a pomegranate because small red garnet crystals were thought to resemble pomegranate seeds. In the United States only a few companies in three states Idaho, New York and Montana produce garnet for industrial use.Today most of garnet is used as an abrasive blasting material for water filtration in a process called water jet cutting and to make abrasive powders.
Adam Lyons George McFarren
yahanz, i didnt know that tungsten was used in light bulbs. you said that it has a very high melting point. what is its melting point did you find that out?
Brendan Mcwilliams
Florite is used to make hydrofloic acid.hydrofloic acid is used for to make many things such as,Electroplating, stainless steel, refrigerant and lots more. Florite is number 4onMohs'scale of hardness florite is colorless, but a variety of impurities give fluorite many colors Green purple blue yellow pink brown and black. It has a pronounced cleavage, which means it breaks on flat planes.
My mineral is Coal. Coal produces 23% of all energy production in the united states. It is formed by compression and with varying pressure, different types of coal form. There is 4 types of coal. Lignite: Increased pressure and heat causes buried peat to dry and harden into lignite. Lignite is a brownish-black coal with high moisture and ash content and lower heating value. Is generally used for electricity. Lignite can be found in Texas, North Dakota, Louisiana, and Montana.
Subbituminous Coal:Is Lignite under even more pressure and is darker that its younger brother. It is used for heating and electricity. Can be located in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Washington and Alaska.
Bituminous Coal: Is under an even greater pressure in the mantle. It is even darker but softer that Subbituminous coal. Can be found Appalachian Mtn. and the Midwest. Also used to make coke.
Anthracite: Is under the greatest pressure in te lower mantle and is very hard compared to its softer sisters. It is very hard to find and it is located in Mt. Everest and the Himilayas and locally the Appalachian Mountains. Closer to Pennsylvania. Has a great energy capacity and is hottest coal, creates the most electricity.
Two different minerals make up carbon witch is dimond and graphite. Dimond is formed at extremely high tempertures and pressures. The only place is in the deep crust or even the upper mantle. Large flawless dimonds are rare. Industrial dimonds make over half of the weight.
Sulfur:
Properties-bright, lemon yellow, non-metallic element, sulfur, is a very soft mineral. It is only 2 on Mohs' scale of hardness. Sulfur was determined to be an element in 1809.
Uses-Mainly is used to make sulfuric acid. Sulfuric acid has multiple uses in the production of chemicals, petroleum products and a wide range of other industrial applications. Sulfur’s main use is in making chemicals for agriculture, mostly for fertilizers.
Other facts-There are no good alternatives for sulfur. Also Mined sulfur is mostly from salt domes or bedded deposits.
Yahanz I did not know that tungsten was in lightbulbs.
REMEMBER PEOPLE! Once we run out of coal, bye-bye Coke! Bituminous Coal is used in COKE so you are drinking fizzy, liquid, coal. Tell that to your mom and dad when they drink coal HA!
The mineral I picked is Fluorite. Fluorite is used with many toothpastes because it is thought to reduce tooth decay. Some of its properties are it is soft and easy to break. Fluorite is well known for its variaty or colors. It is known as one of the most colorful minerals in the world. It comes in purple, blue, green, yellow, colorless, brown, pink, black and reddish orange. Purple is the most popular becasue of how rich its color is.
Tungsten is used to make filmaent in light bulds. Aluminum is mstly used in the united states. And most bricks and tiloes have clay. GAllium is a soft mettalic matireal. Mercury also becomes a solid a -40 degrees.
By Anthony and Drew.
Yhanz I did no know that its very strong and had a high melting point.
By Anthony And Drew.
@ Sydney:
What is light-emitting diodes(LEDS)??
And I didnt know that Gallium was discovered by a French chemist Paul-Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran discovered gallium in 1875. How come we never heard of him?
Yahanz did you know the ancient Japanese used tungsen in their swords? It sliced through their armor like paper.
If we want plenty of coal, BLOW MT. EVEREST TO SMITHERENES! There is plenty of coal because of the building pressure in the Mt.
Aluminum, it is the most abundant metal element in the earths crust, and and bauxite is the main source of it. i learned that aluminum is used in the united states packaging and transportation, and that it is very abundant. i also learned about bauxite, it is also used in the production of synthetic corundum&aluminiums refactries.
We learned more about gold. Gold is used in dentistry and medicine, in jewelry, and also in arts. Gold is also used in coins, for scientific and electronic instruments. Gold can be found in South Africa ( South Africa has about half of the world’s resources). Gold can also be found in the U.S., Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, and Russia. Some interesting facts are that gold is classified as a precious metal. Gold's atomic number is 79 on hte scientific chart.
Megan Sheidan
Alexandra Wall
@ SEan, is coal found in te US? If it is where at?
Megan SHeridan
Alexandra Wall
Sydney, i have never heard of gallium, do you know what it is used in, and if we use it in everyday life?
@Alexandra, How is gold used in dentistry and why is it so valuable? I think its valuable because its hard to find
@ SYdney, what is how is Galium yused in those instances, and why is Glaium so important to our everyday lives?
^Megan SHeridan and Alexandra Wall
I selected Kyanite. Kyanite is a related mineral to sillimanite and andalusite, are called polymorphs. Studies have shown they are created under a certian amount of pressure. Relative to one another, kyanite forms in a higher pressure environment; andalusite forms in a lower pressure environment, and sillimanite forms in a higher pressure environment.
Gallium:
Properties:Gallium is a soft, silvery metallic element, with an atomic number of 31 and a symbol of Ga. The French chemist Paul-Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran discovered gallium in 1875.
Uses: It is used to make mirrors and thermometers. Also is used for lasers, photo detectors, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), solar cells, and other elecrical applications.
Other facts:it will turn to liquid when held in the hand, but has a very high boiling point.
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Iron is mostly used to make cars it is hard and tough
Yahanz:
I didn't really know that tungsten was used in light bulbs. You said that it has a very high melting point. What melting point did you find out?
ELIZABETH SPAULDING & KAILEY CARTER
Gallium is a soft, silvery metallic element, with an atomic number of 31 and a symbol of Ga. The French chemist Paul-Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran discovered gallium in 1875.Gallium has some physical properties that are worth noting. Like water, gallium expands as it freezes which means it becomes less dense. Solid gallium has such a low melting temperature (85.6° F, 29.8° C) it will turn to liquid when held in the hand.USES: Gallium is used in a variety of highly specialized electrical applications. Gallium arsenide (GaAs) is able to change electricity directly into laser light. Such gallium arsenide products represent the majority of annual gallium consumption. These products are used for lasers, photo detectors, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), solar cells, and highly specialized integrated circuits, semi-conductors and transistors.
David Meiners,Chase Pearson
i learned that aluminom is used in united states mostly, and its very light
I learned that aluminum is the most abundant metal element in the earth's crust.Bauxite is the main source of aluminum.Aluminum is used for packaging,transportation,and building.
Wolframite is an ore mineral of the metal tungsten. Tungsten is used to make the filament in light bulbs. it is strong and has a very high melting point. aluminum. i learned that aluminum is used mostly in the united states. some of its properties are its a white metal that is very light weight.its used for packaging,building and transportation.
Gold, some of the properties are. Gold can be hammered into shape so thhere are many different shapes for gold. The color of gold is gold. Gold is a type of metal that is precious to man kind. People died and fought for gold. It does not corrode or rust and conducts electricity and heat very well. There are three major ways where gold can be found, Lode deposits other known as vein deposits, placer deposit, and product of copper and silver mining. The most commonn uses is for jewlery.
@batmanstake I think that is very interesting that Wolframite is able to be molded when wet and that it is strong and rigid when heated.
Gold, some of the properties are. Gold can be hammered into shape so thhere are many different shapes for gold. The color of gold is gold. Gold is a type of metal that is precious to man kind. People died and fought for gold. It does not corrode or rust and conducts electricity and heat very well. There are three major ways where gold can be found, Lode deposits other known as vein deposits, placer deposit, and product of copper and silver mining. The most commonn uses is for jewlery.
jordan harbour
I agree with Stephanie Oleary.Aluminum is white,it is used in the U.S. and it is very light.
Elizabeth,we would like to know what gallium is used for and what its used for in every day uses.
David Meiners,Chase Pearson.
I learned that aluminum is mainly used in the United States and Canada. Some of the properties that go along with aluminum are that it turns white and it can be very light-weighted. Aluminum is used for packaging, sometimes building, and trasnportation.
Jordan Malsbary and Abby Bacher
@brendan i didnt know that mercry was liquid. i know now that u posted that
@Yahanz
I didn't know wolframite is a mineral! I learned a lot from you<3
Jordan Malsbary and Abby Bacher
Diamonds come in many different colors. I never knew that graphite was made from the same substance as diamonds which is carbon. Some of Diamonds properties are that it is 10 on the Mohs hardness scale. Its is the hardest mineral on Earth. It can be used to cut any substance. It can also Be used for jewelry. There are approximately 35 countries that diamonds can be fond in.
Helium:
I learned that it was not first discovered on the earth, it was discovered on the sun. There is no helium in the human body, and since it is so inert, helium is not harmful to any life form. Helium can be cooled enough to liquefy it but however, it is the only element that can't be frozen solid at very low temperatures.
Propeties: Helium is oderless and tasteless. The discovery of radium in 1898 showed that helium was indeed a by-product of the natural breakdown of radioactive elements.
Uses: It is used in cryogenics to freeze biological materials for long-term storage and later use (24%). It is also used in welding and to create controlled atmospheres. It is used to detect leaks in pipes. Its inert nature makes helium useful for cooling nuclear power plants.
Other Facts: In 1868, the chromosphere of the Sun was studied during a solar eclipse.
-Corissa Sturm,(:
Sean Laake:
I never ever knew Bituminous Coal is in coke. I can't belive it's made with it, I wonder how it tastes without all the other ingredients in it...haha.
-Corissa Sturm,(:
I agree with Deborah, I also always thought brinks and tiles wwere just made from rocks then polished.
I picked Garnet.
What I learned: Very few of them are pure and flawless enough to be cut into gemstones.
Properties: Color is red. On the hardness scale, it ranges between 6 and 7.5.
Uses: It's original use is garnet sandpaper. It's also used for sanding belts, discs, and strips. Today, it is used as a water filtration for a process called jet cutting.
Interesting Facts: In the U.S., only 3 states produce Garnet-Idaho, New York, Montana.
Wolframite is an ore mineral of the metle.tungsten is used to make the FILMENT in light bulbs. it is stong and has a very high melting point. taylor roberts and christian bond.
I selected the mineral mercury.
Mercury is a heavy, silvery, metallic mineral. It has a atomic number of 80. It is a liquid at room temperature. It becomes a solid at -40F, IT IS DENSE AND HEAVY with a specific gravity of 13.6. I learned some stuff about it I did not know that it is a liquid at room temp and i honestly did not know that it then became solid at -40F. Mercury is used to manufacture chlorine. I am fascinated that it is really toxic.
I am also suprised that it has to be cut back because of its dangers.
- Michael Van Schoik
Aluminum
Bauxite
Antimony
Barium
Aluminum is the most found metal on earths crust.The Untied States use aluminum in many things including ackaging, transportation, and building.I didn't realize that aluminum was used in so many things in the U.S. Other countries with major reserves include Brazil, Jamaica, and India.
Feldspar is a mineral that has many uses. It's used to make dinnerware and bathroom tiles and other tiles as such. It comes in many colors like white, pink, grey, green, etc. It's a six on the Mohs scale. It can be easily weathered and can easily be turned into sand. I chose this mineral because it caught my eye on the color and what it was about.
To Caleb Hutson: I didn't know that Aluminum was most common in the United States. That's new to me.
I'm with Ben i didn't realize that aluminum was used so much in the U.S i thought it was barley used but its used in doing many things in the U.S.
i did reasearch on diamond, according to the information provided diamond is the hardest mineral it is used in drills for construction workers so it would be easier to cut through materials for them.
-Dylan Humbert
i learned all about aluimum and that it is most popular in the usa and that it is used for building and other stuff like that.
@Deborah
good describtion about gold (:
~kristin murphy<3
Diamond:
I learned that the word diamond comes from the greek word meaning invincible. Also, natural diamond has only been found in 35 countries. Some, have been found in the united states for instance Colorado.
Sulfer:
Uses:acid, fertalizer, chemicals, expolosives, dyestuff are a few of the uses
Facts/prperties: a bright yellow color and is a soft mineral, non metalic element, onlya two on the scale of hardness, melts at 108 degrees celcius,made an element in 1809, easily attaches to oxygen, also attaches to metal ions, low thermal conductivity
@ Rachel Royer:
although its main uses are chemicals and fertalizer it also can be used for thing like explosives, or valcuanizations of rubber.
I agree with Alex Reichling:
Florite is used to make hydrofloic acid.hydrofloic acid is used for to make many things such as,Electroplating, stainless steel, refrigerant and lots more.
Copper, I learned that it is used for electritic cables, plumbing, heating and more. the properties of copper is it is brown and it turns green when it reacts to water by turning green. It Conducts Electricity a lot. The staue of liberty is made from copper and that is why it is green because it reacted to water. And it is also make the US penny.
~Charles Freudemann~
Commenting On stephanie Oleary Alluminum is also made for pop cans and it also conducts electricity
~Charles Freudemann~
Commenting On stephanie Oleary Alluminum is also made for pop cans and it also conducts electricity
~Charles Freudemann~
I chose mercury. Mercury is a liquid at room tempature and a solid at -40c. Mercury is a metal and it is also matalic. It was used in themomators but not any more. In the past people dumped mercury in rivers and the fish that we ate got contaminated and people got sick. Mercury is not used very much today.
I picked diamond,2 different elements are made from the element carbon. the first one is the softest minerals on earth,for example graphite is one of the softest minerals on earth, the other one is the hardest minerals in the world, for example the diamond is the worlds hardest mineral. diamonds can never be cutt or scracht by anything but other diamonds. Diamonds form at very high tempetures and pressure.conditions that are only possable deep in the earths crust or upper mantal.The name diamond is a corruption of the Greek word adamas which means invincible. It was given in reference to diamond’s great hardness. but because a diamond is so hard it will cut threw anything so they are used for grinding and cutting stuff. alot of diamonds are used for wedding rings.
The United States is by far the world’s largest consumer and market for industrial diamonds. It is predicted that the U.S. will lead the world in diamond consumption well into the 21st century. Industrial diamonds are embedded in large steel drill bits to drill into rock for wells to find water, oil, and natural gas. It is also important in the manufacture of machinery for drilling and cutting metal machine parts.
Quartz is also known as Silicon or Silica. It was discovered in 1824 by a Swedish chemist named Jons Jakob Berzelius. It is used in ceramics and in making glass, it can be mixed with aluminum and calcium to be used differently, and when it comes into contact with moist air or water, an explosive chemical reaction occurs and then hydrogen is released. Silicon (quartz) compounds are the most significant component of the Earth’s crust. The atomic number of it is 14.
@ Deborah Park:
I think Gold is very interesting mineral. I think it is really pretty for Jewelry. I think it is also used for like fillings for teeth right? Isn't it really strong and it doesn't rust? If so that's cool.
The mineral I picked is Talc. It’s crystal structure is almost identical to pyrophyllite. It’s the softest mineral on the Moh’s hardness scale with a 1. Because it is soft it can be easily cut. Talc also breaks into thin sheets. It’s name comes from an Arabic word talg or talk which means mica. Talc is used for ceramics and heat resistance products, made in factories.
Gold. There are many different types of golds. The color of gold is gold. People died and fought for gold. There are three major ways where gold can be found, Lode deposits, placer deposit, and product of copper and silver mining. The most commonn uses is for jewlery. Gold is used for many things in the world today
Wolframite is a ore mineral of the metal tungsten.Tungsten is used to make the filament in light bulbs.It's strong and has a very high melting point.Bricks are made from clay minerals that when wet they stretch.Clat is easy to stretch when wet,stron and rigid when fired,impermeble when fired.
aluminum. i learned that aluminum is used mostly in the united states. some of its properties are its a white metal that is very light weight.its used for packaging,building and transportation.
Dylan Buis and Ryan Weber
that last one was andrew hudson
I Agree with Yahanz that tunbsten is used to make the filament in light bulbs.
i picked the dimond which is two different minerals formed from carbon. it is formed under high tempatuers. it is used for jewlry and it is used as an abrasive and in cutting and grinding applications. however i thought they were only used for jewlry haha
~beth~
Beryllium is an alloy. This mineral is used for making cars, computers, oil and gas drilling equipment. Beryl is the source of the gem stones emerald and aquamarine.
As a result, copper pipes are used to bring water to and through our buildings. Because it is such a good conductor of electricity, millions of miles of copper wire crisscross the landscape and run through our buildings. Copper alloys (such as brass) are important components in many household products and machines. It has been said that the amount of copper a society consumes is a direct indicator of the advancement of that society. In other words, those societies that consume larger amounts of copper are considered more technologically developed.
Mica is the mineral I learned about I knew a lot about it but I never knew what it was used for. Its used for cement and rubber roffing and tons of other objects.
Gold:
I learned that gold's chemical symbol is Aub and, is used in medicine and dentistry, and in jewelry, money, and electronics.
They are mostly found in U.S., Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, and Russia.
Because it is such a good conductor of electricity, millions of miles of copper wire crisscross the landscape and run through our buildings.It has been said that the amount of copper a society consumes is a direct indicator of the advancement of that society.
Gold is used in dentristry, jewlery medallions and money. I learned that south Africa and Russia are big producers of gold. One thing that sets it aside is that scientifically, it's an element.
Titantium is strong, lightweight, and often used in air planes. The major places where titantium is deposited is Ausralia, Canada, India, Norway, South Africa, Ukraine and the United States. When titantium is combined with oxygen it is called titantium dioxide.
the mineral i used was fluorite. fluorite is used with many toothpastes. it is to not make cavities and not make germs. some of its properties are it is easy to break and its soft.
nitrogen makes up 78% of the earths atmoshere, and nitrogen can become a liquid, gass,and i think it can become a solid like ice. Nitrogen is soo cold if you stck a rose in its liquid form the rose will be frozen solid and if you smash it against something it will shadder into tiny peices. Nitrogen is non-flammable, colorless, and odderless but it is a element released by valcanic eruptions and when dead animals and plants decay. Both nitrogen and oxegen support life in som way or another,and the name nitrogen came from the greek words nitron genes or nitre and forming. I think thats about all I know on nitrogen.
Sulfur is derived from the Latin name for this element, sulphurium. It means burning stone in reference to its source from volcanoes and that it burns so easily and its very soft as well sulfer attaches to metal ions sulfer was made an element in 1809 and melts at 108 degrees celsies
i agree with stephanie becuse the info given i correct i think?
Yahanz, I think you have found the miuneral that has the most uncommon name, and it definetly has me stumpt I know that for shore but I really didn't know that it was in light bulbs. What name do people use most often when trying to pronounce the minerals name, or what do people say when they see thhis word?
the mineral i picked was cobalt. some of the things cobalt is used for is:jet engines, chemicals, paint driers, magnetic coatings, rechargeable batteries,pigments, magnets,and is also used for cutting tools.Some cobalt producing countries are : Zambia, Canada, Cuba, Australia, and Russia. The United States uses about one-third of total world consumption.one interestin g fact about Cobalt is that the USA's production of it is very low.
i agree with stephine O'leary, alluminum is produced alotin the united states and is very light weight and shiny
Cadmium
I learned that it was discovered in 1817 by Friedrich Strohmeyer it's rarely used in it's pure form and it's atomic number is 48.
Some of it's properties are it is very soft, is silvery white and is highly toxic to animals.
Some uses for it are an ingredient in batteries and sometimes paint pigments. I think that it is odd that it is highly toxic but yet we still use it for things.
I chose silver as my mineral. It is used for photography, jewelry, mirrors, dental, medical, and scientific equipment, electrical contacts, bearing medal, and magnet windings. Silver is mined in about 56 different countries. Nevada produces over one-third of the U.S. silver. It is found in lead, zinc, and copper ore deposites. the most importaant ore mineral of silver is argentite.
- Kaleigh McCarthy
To Ted Young:
I had no idea that diamonds are used cutting oil and natural gas. I can see why its name means invincible because diamond can scratch almost anything but not many things can scratch diamond.
-Kaleigh McCarthy
Yahanz@
I had no idea wolframite even exist until I read your post. It’s used in bricks and light bulbs etc. Those are two VERY different uses. It’s so amazing I wish I could see this mineral someday because it sounds very interesting. Like Mica, it is also used to hold items together.
The mineral I have chosen is Boron. Boron is a element coming from the Persian name Borox. Boron is used to make glass, cermanic, and enamals. It is dark, and is unreactive. It does not go into detail what it is unreactive to.
Aluminum,
I thought that aluminum was the most useful mineral in the U.S.A..This mineral(Aluminum)can be used for packing stuff,building,transportation,and also carrying stuff.
Kristan dalton
Gold,
Gold is a mineral that gets used a lot in the U.S.A.. Gold gets used for jewelry like bracelets,braces,earrings,necklaces,and rings. Gold can get hammered into a shape.
Kristan Dalton
Velasquez Yahanz,
wow that is so amazing i never new that you can make briks out of a clay mineral.usually people would think that you would take like a rock and shape it up the polish it.
Kristan Dalton
Copper is used to make cables and wires. it is also used for switches, plumbing, and building construction. most found in Chille then U.S.A and indonesia.
zinc:
its used for Alloy and Galvanizing.
Galvanizing is the process of putting layers on iron and other steel products to protect them from rusting. Alloy makes paint and pennies. zinc makes cell batteries, t.v sceens, fluoresent lights, and some things in the rubber industery. zinc is mined in 7 states and is used for everyday things in life. zinc protects aluminum from corrosion. zinc is estimated to be over 1.9 billion tons.
Kelly Rogers
sean are you sure we are going to run out of coke. it is my favorite drink. if so we need more coal I wonder if its true.
Kelly Rogers
yahanz I didn't know that clay streches when its wet. that really does explain a lot though. also clay is easy to shape when wet thats cool to.
kelly rogers
Wolframite is an ore mineral . Tungsten is strong and it has a hig melting point . It is used to make filament . bricks are made from clay minerals and it stretches when its wet . They make bricks , floors , and tiles .
- Lexy Jones .
I learned that aluminum is mainly used in the United States and Canada. Some of the properties that go along with aluminum are that it turns white and it can be very light-weighted. Aluminum is used for packaging, sometimes building, and trasnportation.
Bauxite is the main ore of alumina which i learned is used to make aluminum.Bauxite is the term for a rock made of hydrated aluminum oxides.
Silver is used in photographey, jewelry, and also electroncs. Silver is mined in 56 countries. Coal one of the world majar sources of energy.Copper is used in electric wires, plumbing, heating,and roofing.
Diamonds form at extremely hot temperature and pressures. This restricts the diamonds to be formed very deep in the Earth's crust or even upper mantle. Large diamonds, large diamonds without flaw, are extremely rare. The flawless diamonds are as rare as gemstones. Most diamonds are small, flawed and colored by dark impurities. These impure diamonds are used in industrial uses. Industrial diamonds are embedded in large steel drill bits to drill into rock for wells to find water, oil, and natural gas. Diamonds will cut through any substance,used in an abrasive and in cutting and grinding applications.
I think it was intrasting what sdyney said what iron was used for cars. I find that kinda strange.
@emma
I didnt know that talc has almost the same crystal structure as pyrophyllite. It is cool that talc can easily be cut and ground into powder.
Florite is used to make hydrofloic acid.hydrofloic acid is used for to make many things such as,Electroplating, stainless steel, refrigerant and lots more.
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