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Mineral products are inorganic natural materials that are sold on markets. These are industrial and commercial minerals that are used in manufacturing, construction and by the chemical industry. Some mineral products are also sold directly to consumers as gems and gardening products. Mineral products also have other uses such as dietary minerals that are used in food and supplements. The following are common mineral products.
Aggregates (e.g. gravel) | Aluminum | Antimony | Asphalt | Barium | Bauxite | Beryllium | Cadmium | Calcium | Carbonatites | Chromite | Clays | Cobalt | Copper | Corundum (e.g. Sapphire & Rubies) | Diamonds | Dimension Stone | Dolomite | Feldspar | Fluorine / Fluorspar | Gallium | Garnet | Gemstones | Gold | Graphite | Gypsum | Halite | Indium | Iridium | Iron Ore | Kaolin | Limestone | Lithium | Manganese | Marble | Mica | Molybdenum | Nickel | Osmium | Palladium | Perlite | Phosphate Rock | Platinum | Potash | Pumice | Pyrite | Quartz / Silica / Sand | Rare Earths | Rhodium | Salt | Silver | Slate | Soda Ash | Sodium Carbonate | Sulfur | Talc | Tantalum | Titanium | Tungsten | Vanadium | Zeolites | |
Most consumer products are made of minerals, petrochemicals or organic materials such as wood and paper. For example, glass products are made from minerals such as lime and silica.Complex products such as electronics typically include dozens of different minerals.
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Type | | Definition (1) | Inorganic natural materials that are sold on markets. | Definition (2) | Inorganic natural materials that are sold for use in manufacturing, construction and chemical production. | Related Concepts | |
Materials
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