Trivias: Minerals And Their Industrial Uses

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Salt (NaCl)

Question 2

Is used as a filler in producing paint and emulsions

Answer 2

Chalk (CaCO3)

Question 3

Is used in industrial applications as abrasive and polishes

Answer 3

Silica (SiO2)

Question 4

Is used in electronic circuits, semiconductors, and LEDs

Answer 4

Gallium (Ga)

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Antimony (Sb)

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Question 7

Is used in oil refineries and as an alloy

Answer 7

Wulfenite (Pb(MoO4))

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Anglesite (PbSO4)

Question 9

Is used in building construction products specifically products related to insulation

Answer 9

Perlite wet Sio2

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Pellets of pressed pyrite (FeS2)

Question 11

Used in water treatment, electromagnetic shielding etc.

Answer 11

Tourmaline

Question 12

Used in mercury refining, laser modulation crystal etc.

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Cinnabar HgS

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Kaolin

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Diatomite

Question 15

Used as additives to make heat-resistant bricks

Answer 15

Dolomite

Question 16

Used for glassmaking

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Anorthite

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Quartz sand

Question 18

Is used to make high density mud for wells

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Barite

Question 19

Use to prevent two materials from sticking together

Answer 19

Talc

Question 20

To manufacture wallboards that are used to cover walls and ceilings

Answer 20

Gypsum

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Bauxite

Question 22

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

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Cobalt

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Asbestos

Question 24

Mainly used for lead-acid batteries of cars and motorcycles

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Galena

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Nickel

Question 26

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

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Silver

Question 27

Its piezoelectric property is used in watches and clocks

Answer 27

Quartz

Question 28

Introduced to blast furnace to take away impurities from metals

Answer 28

Forsterite

Question 29

Key ingredient in phosphate fertilizers

Answer 29

Apatite

Question 30

Used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics

Answer 30

Orthoclase

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Muscovite

Question 32

Used as an adsorbent for wastewater treatment for removing cations

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Zeolite

Question 33

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

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Diamond

Question 34

Used as an acid neutralizer in the chemical industry

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Calcite

Question 35

Is used in dentists, medallions and coins

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Gold

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Zeolite

Question 37

Used in cements and as a construction materials

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Limestone

Question 38

Also used as agricultural fertilizers

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Feldspar

Question 39

Pencil lead; lubricant; refractories

Answer 39

Graphite

Question 40

Used in potassium fertilizers

Answer 40

Sylvite

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Wollastonite powder

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Nepheline syenite

Question 43

An essential industrial material used in abrasive products and filtration

Answer 43

Garnet

Question 44

Used for grinding optical glass and for polishing metals

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Corundum

Question 45

Used in steel alloys to increase hardness and resistance to corrosion

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Molybdenum

Question 46

Used in on gas extraction as components in drilling fluids

Answer 46

Bentonite

Question 47

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

Answer 47

Smectite

Question 48

Largely used a pet litter

Answer 48

Hormite

Question 49

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

Answer 49

Lime

Question 50

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

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Silver

Question 51

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

Answer 51

Bismuth

Question 52

Is used as flux in open-hearth steel furnace

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Fluorite

Question 53

Pellets of pressed pyrite is used to recover the following

Answer 53

Iron Gold Copper Cobalt Nickel