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What are some minerals found in a house?

Like, minerals that make up a house.

Answer:

Talc, as in talcum powder Graphite, in pencils and in some lubricants Halite, in table salt Gypsum in sheet rock, also called plaster board or dry wall Copper in electrical wires Barite is used as a paint additive Calcite is used in Tums as an antacid Azurite is used in blue makeup/eyeshadow Kaolinte is found in Kaopectate (anti diarrhea) Mica can be found in toasters as an insulator Silver and gold can be found in computers and in cell phones Quartz and garnet are the grains on sandpaper Vermiculite is found in kitty litter
graphite, in pencil lead quartz, orthloclase and muscovite, in granite countertops copper, in wires and pipes calcite and aragonite, in cement and concrete gold and silver, in jewelry

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