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Common Household Items and the Minerals

They may Contain

Telephone: Copper, gold and petroleum products

Microwave: Copper, gold, iron, nepheline syenite, nickel and silica

Windows: Nepheline syenite and silica

Stove: Aluminum, copper, iron, nepheline syenite, nickel and silica

Drinking glasses: Nepheline syenite and silica

Toaster: Copper, iron, nickel, mica, chromium and petroleum products

Radio: Aluminum, copper, gold, iron and petroleum products

Refrigerator: Aluminum, copper, iron, nickel, petroleum products and zinc

Metal cutlery: Iron, nickel and silver

Blackboard: Clays

Chalk: Limestone

Clock: Iron, nepheline syenite, nickel, petroleum products and silica

Ajax Cleanser: Silica

Writing Pen: Limestone, mica, petroleum products, clays, silica and talc

Car: Aluminum, barite, calcite, iron, lead, mica, nepheline syenite, nickel, petrolium products, clays, silica and zinc

Skateboard: Aluminum, calcite, iron, mica, nickel petroleum products, clays, silica and talc

Brass Mailbox: Copper and zinc, which makes brass

Tools: Iron and nickel

Bicycle: Barite, iron, nickel and petroleum products

Concrete sidewalk: Gypsum, iron, limestone, clays and silica

Computer: Gold, silica, nickel, aluminum, zinc, iron, petroleum products, and about thirty other minerals

Stereo: Iron, gold, nickel and petroleum products

Camera: Aluminum, iron, gold, nepheline syenite, nickel petroleum products, silica and sil- ver

CD (compact disc): Aluminum and petroleum products

Film: Petroleum products and silver

Books: Limestone and clay

Pencil: Graphite and clays

File Cabinet: Iron and nickel

Metal Desk: Copper, iron, nickel and zinc

Carpet: Limestone, petroleum products and selenium

Dandruff shampoo: Selenium

Deodorant: Aluminum

Toothpaste: Fluorite, barite and calcite

Mirror: Nepheline syenite, silica and silver

Toilet: Clays, copper, zinc and petroleum products

Shower faucets: Iron and nickel

Bathtub: Clays, iron and nickel

Jewelry: Copper, gold, iron, nickel or silver

Cosmetics: Iron, limestone, mica, petroleum products, silica, talc and zinc

Plumbing: Copper

Shower tiles: Clays

 

Information source: www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/wealth/intro-e.htm