Minerals In Typical Computers         Computer Component Element/Compound Used Mineral Source of Element Monitor     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 Back to Top 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.