Trivias: Minerals And Their Industrial Uses Flashcards

1
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Is used to increase the density of mud and soil, which creates a more safe and efficient drilling rig

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Salt (NaCl)

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2
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Is used as a filler in producing paint and emulsions

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Chalk (CaCO3)

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3
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Is used in industrial applications as abrasive and polishes

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Silica (SiO2)

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4
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Is used in electronic circuits, semiconductors, and LEDs

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Gallium (Ga)

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5
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Is used along with alloys to create batteries for storing grid power

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Antimony (Sb)

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6
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Has excellent thermal resistance, are utilized as an insulator in a variety of electrical devices

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Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

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7
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Is used in oil refineries and as an alloy

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Wulfenite (Pb(MoO4))

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8
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Is used in radiation, plumbing, and as a sound absorbed

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Anglesite (PbSO4)

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9
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Is used in building construction products specifically products related to insulation

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Perlite wet Sio2

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10
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Is used to recover iron, gold, copper, cobalt, and nickel

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Pellets of pressed pyrite (FeS2)

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11
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Used in water treatment, electromagnetic shielding etc.

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Tourmaline

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12
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Used in mercury refining, laser modulation crystal etc.

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Cinnabar HgS

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13
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Filler in paints, rubbers and plastics; and in ceramics and refractory clays that can withstand high temperatures

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Kaolin

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14
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Used as a carrier for chemicals and as filler material in the manufacture of paint and plastics

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Diatomite

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15
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Used as additives to make heat-resistant bricks

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Dolomite

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16
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Used for glassmaking

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Anorthite

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17
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Is used in the production of refractory bricks because of its sheer strength and resistance to heat

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Quartz sand

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18
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Is used to make high density mud for wells

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Barite

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19
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Use to prevent two materials from sticking together

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Talc

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20
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To manufacture wallboards that are used to cover walls and ceilings

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Gypsum

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21
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Is the main constituent material in the airplane- making industry, electric industry, machinery and civil tool-making industry

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Bauxite

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22
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Is used primarily in superalloys for aircraft gas turbine gas engines and in cemented carbides for cutting tools

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Cobalt

23
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Mainly used for high friction material parts of automobiles such as brakes and clutches

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Asbestos

24
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Mainly used for lead-acid batteries of cars and motorcycles

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Galena

25
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Mainly used in alloying particularly with chromium and other metals to produce stainless and heat-resisting steels

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Nickel

26
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Is the most electrically conductive metal used in industrial fabrication, making it a natural choice for electronic devices

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Silver

27
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Its piezoelectric property is used in watches and clocks

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Quartz

28
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Introduced to blast furnace to take away impurities from metals

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Forsterite

29
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Key ingredient in phosphate fertilizers

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Apatite

30
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Used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics

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Orthoclase

31
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Used as a window for furnace, oven, and woods stoves due to its resistance to heat

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Muscovite

32
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Used as an adsorbent for wastewater treatment for removing cations

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Zeolite

33
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Used in drill bits to drill through hard surfaces, such as oil wells

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Diamond

34
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Used as an acid neutralizer in the chemical industry

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Calcite

35
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Is used in dentists, medallions and coins

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Gold

36
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Used in aquaculture. It is used for removing ammonia from water in fish hatcheries

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Zeolite

37
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Used in cements and as a construction materials

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Limestone

38
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Also used as agricultural fertilizers

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Feldspar

39
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Pencil lead; lubricant; refractories

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Graphite

40
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Used in potassium fertilizers

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Sylvite

41
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Used as a low-temperature flux in welding and steel casting formulation

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Wollastonite powder

42
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Acts as a flux in ceramic bodies to lower firing temperatures and allow faster firing schedules

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Nepheline syenite

43
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An essential industrial material used in abrasive products and filtration

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Garnet

44
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Used for grinding optical glass and for polishing metals

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Corundum

45
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Used in steel alloys to increase hardness and resistance to corrosion

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Molybdenum

46
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Used in on gas extraction as components in drilling fluids

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Bentonite

47
Q

Used for oil bleaching and clarifying consumable liquid such as water and wire

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Smectite

48
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Largely used a pet litter

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Hormite

49
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Derived from high quality limestones are used in steel manufacturing, where it remains impurities

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Lime

50
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Is used in antibiotic to prevent bacterial growth and accelerate the healing process

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Silver

51
Q

Is used in the manufacture of low melting solders and fusible alloys

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Bismuth

52
Q

Is used as flux in open-hearth steel furnace

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Fluorite

53
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Pellets of pressed pyrite is used to recover the following

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Iron
Gold
Copper
Cobalt
Nickel