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The Discovery Of The Minerals

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Many of the minerals throughout my home can be found in the same materials and are used for the same purposes. A chair, the carpeting, and towels all contain Sphalerite, a mineral that comes from zinc, is used as dyes for coloration as well as Chromite, a mineral from oxide. However, a chair and the carpeting also use Sulfur, a cyclic octatomic molecule formed mineral, because it is used for the foam padding underneath the cushions of a chair and the soft tissue part of the carpet. A stove and a dishwasher also use some of the same components: Hematite, an iron oxide based mineral, is used as an iron base in the formation of many appliances and some jewelry; Chromite, formed from iron oxide, is used for steel; Galena, a form of lead sulfide, is smelted to become a metal base; Copper, a useful metal for conducting heat and electricity, is also used as a type of building material – it is also used in the production of air conditioners, light bulb filaments, and the wiring in things from headphones to remote controls. More specifically, a stove also utilizes Cinnabar (from mercury), used for either pigmentation or temperature- and pressure-measuring. Pentlandite, also used in the common stove, (an iron-nickel sulfide base), is used for fusing with other metals to structure an appliance or building. A dishwasher makes use of Quartz as well, a mineral created from oxygen tetrahedral and used for the electrical component in the dishwasher. Graphite, produced from carbon atoms,

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