Minerals Used In Manufacturing Computers
| Phosphorescent Coating -Transition Metals | ||||||||||||||
| ZnS - Zinc Sulfide | Zn, S | Sulfur, Hemmimorphite, Zincite, Smithsonite, Franklenite | ||||||||||||
| Ag - Silver | Ag | Ag, Pyrargyrite, Cerargyrite | ||||||||||||
| Cl - Chlorine | Cl | Halite | ||||||||||||
| Al - Aluminum | Al | Bauxite | ||||||||||||
| Cu - Copper | Cu | Chalcopyrite, Boronite, Enargite, cuprite, malachite, azurite, chrysocolla, chalcocite | ||||||||||||
| Au - Gold | Au | Au | ||||||||||||
| Y2O2S - Yittrium Sulfate | Y | |||||||||||||
| Eu - Europium | Eu | |||||||||||||
| KF,MgF2):Mn Potasium-Magnesium Fluorite: Manganese | K, F, Mg, Mn | Alunite, Orthoclase, Nephelite, Leucite, Apophullite; Fluorite, cryolite, vesuvianite, ;lepidolite: Dolomite, magnesite, espomite, spinel, olivine, pyrope, biotite, talc, pyroxenes | ||||||||||||
| (Zn,Cd)S - Zinc Cadmium Sulfide | Cd | |||||||||||||
| Zn2SiO4:Mn, As - ZincSilicate, Manganese, Arsenic | As | Realgar, Orpiment, Niccolite, Cobalite, Arsenopyrite, Tetrahedrite | ||||||||||||
| Gd2O2S:Tb - Gadolinium Sulfate:Tebrium | Gd, Tb | |||||||||||||
| Y2SiO12:Ce - Yitrium Silicate: Cerium | Ce | Monzanite, Orthite | ||||||||||||
| CRT Glass | ||||||||||||||
| Pb - Lead | Pb | Galena, cerussite, anglesite, pyromorphite | ||||||||||||
| SiO2 | Si | Quartz | ||||||||||||
| Plastic Case, Keyboard | ||||||||||||||
| Thermoplastic - Polypropylene, PVC | ||||||||||||||
| CaCO2 _additive | Ca | Calcite, gypsum, apatite, aragonite | ||||||||||||
| TiO2 - White Pigment | Ti | Rutile, Ilmenite, Titanite | ||||||||||||
| Amonium Polyphosphate | P | Apetite, Pyromorphite, Wavellite | ||||||||||||
| LCD, Liquid Crystal Display Monitors | ||||||||||||||
| Pb - Lead | Pb | Galena, cerussite, anglesite, pyromorphite | ||||||||||||
| Thin Film Transistors | Si | Quartz | ||||||||||||
| Ferro Electric Liquid Crystal | Fe | Hematite | ||||||||||||
| Indium Tin Oxide | Sn | Cassiterite, | ||||||||||||
| In | Sphalerite (Commonly found with Zinc) | |||||||||||||
| Metal Case | ||||||||||||||
| Iron | Fe | Magnetite, Limonite | ||||||||||||
| Flat Screen Plasma Display Monitors | ||||||||||||||
| Glass | Si | Quartz | ||||||||||||
| Pb - Lead | Pb | Galena, cerussite, anglesite, pyromorphite | ||||||||||||
| ZnS - Zinc Sulfide | Zn, S | Sulfur, Hemmimorphite, Zincite, Smithsonite, Franklenite | ||||||||||||
| Ag - Silver | Ag | Ag, Pyrargyrite, Cerargyrite | ||||||||||||
| Cl - Chlorine | Cl | Halite | ||||||||||||
| Al - Aluminum | Al | Bauxite | ||||||||||||
| Cu - Copper | Cu | Chalcopyrite, Boronite, Enargite, cuprite, malachite, azurite, chrysocolla, chalcocite | ||||||||||||
| Au - Gold | Au | Au | ||||||||||||
| Y2O2S - Yittrium Sulfate | Y | Euxenite | ||||||||||||
| Eu - Europium | Eu | Euxenite | ||||||||||||
| KF,MgF2):Mn Potasium-Magnesium Fluorite: Manganese | K, F, Mg, Mn | Alunite, Orthoclase, Nephelite, Leucite, Apophullite; Fluorite, cryolite, vesuvianite, ;lepidolite: Dolomite, magnesite, espomite, spinel, olivine, pyrope, biotite, talc, pyroxenes | ||||||||||||
| (Zn,Cd)S - Zinc Cadmium Sulfide | Cd | |||||||||||||
| Zn2SiO4:Mn, As - ZincSilicate, Manganese, Arsenic | As | Realgar, Orpiment, Niccolite, Cobalite, Arsenopyrite, Tetrahedrite | ||||||||||||
| Gd2O2S:Tb - Gadolinium Sulfate:Tebrium | Gd, Tb | |||||||||||||
| Y2SiO12:Ce - Yitrium Silicate: Cerium | Ce | Monzanite, Orthite | ||||||||||||
| Printed Circuit Boards, Computer Chips | ||||||||||||||
| Silicon | Si | Quartz | ||||||||||||
| Cu - Copper | Cu | Chalcopyrite, Boronite, Enargite, cuprite, malachite, azurite, chrysocolla, chalcocite | ||||||||||||
| Au - Gold | Au | Au | ||||||||||||
| Ag - Silver | Ag | Ag, Pyrargyrite, Cerargyrite | ||||||||||||
| Tin | Sn | Cassiterite, | ||||||||||||
| Al - Aluminum | Al | Bauxite | ||||||||||||
There are 66 individual minerals that contribute to the typical computer that are identified above.
There are others,in addition to those above, but it should be evident that
without many minerals, there would be no computers, or televisions, for that matter.