Minerals and Uses

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What mineral is used for pencils?

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Graphite

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What mineral is used for common table salt?

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halite

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What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

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What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form?

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Mostly decaying organisms

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Why are fossil fuels classified as nonrenewable?

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They take millions of years to replace.

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Renewable resource

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things that don't run out

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May be ground up to add "sparkle" to paints and cosmetics

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Mica

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Most abundant element used to make containers and deodorants

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aluminum

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Used in dentistry, medicine, jewelry, art and computers. Can be stretched thinner than human hair

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gold

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Used in photography, chemistry, jewelry, coins, mirrors, silverware

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silver