MINERALS IN TYPICAL COMPUTERS

Computer Component
Monitor Phosphorescent Coating - Transition Metals:
ZnS - Zinc Sulfide Ag - Silver Cl - Chlorine Al - Aluminum Cu - Copper Au - Gold Y2O2S - Yittrium Sulfate Eu - Europium (KF, MgF2): Mn Potasium-Magnesium Floride: Manganese Zn, S Ag Cl Al Cu Au Y Eu K, F, Mg, Mn Alunite, Orthoclase, Nephelite, Leucite, Apophullite; Flourite, Cryolite, Vesuvianite; Lepidolite: Dolomite, Magnesite, Espomite, Spinel, Olivine, Pyrope, Biotite, Talc (Zn,Cd)S - Zinc Cadmium Sulfate Zn2SiO4:O4: Mn, As - ZincSilicate, Manganese, Arsenic Gd2O2S: Tb - Gadolinium Sulfate: Tebrium Y2SiO12:Ce - Yitrium Silicate: Cerium Cd As Gd, Tb Ce Monzanite, Orthite Realgar, Orpiment, Niccolite, Cobalite, Arsenopyrite, Tetrahedrite Sulfur, Hemmimorphite, Zincite Smithsonite, Franklenite Ag, Pyrargyrite, Cerargyrite Halite Bauxite Chalcopyrite, Boronite, Enargite, Cuprite, Malachite, Azurite, Chrysocolla, Chalcocite Gold

Element/Compound

Mineral Source of Element

CRT Glass:
Pb - Lead SiO2 Pb Si Galena, Cerussite, Anglesite, Pyromorphite Quartz

Plastic Case, Keyboard

Thermoplastic - Polypropylene, PVC CaCO2 - additive TiO2 - White Pigment Amonium Polyphosphate Ca Ti P Calcite, Gypsum, Apatite, Aragonite Rutile, Ilmenite, Titanite Apetite, Pyromorphite, Wavellite

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Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Monitors

Pb - Lead Thin Film Transistors Ferro Electric Liquid Crystal Indium Tin Oxide Pb Si Fe Sn In Fe Galena, Cerussite, Anglesite, Pyromorphite Quartz Hematite Cassiterite, Sphalerite (Commonly found with Zinc) Magnetite, Limonite

Metal Case
Iron

Flat Screen Plasma Display Monitors

Glass Pb - Lead ZnS - Zinc Sulfide Ag - Silver Cl - Chlorine Al - Aluminum Cu - Copper Au - Gold Y2O2S - Yittrium Sulfate Eu - Euopium (KF, MgF2): Mn Potasium-Magnesium Florite: Manganese Si Pb Zn, S Ag Cl Al Cu Au Y Eu K, F, Mg, Mn Quartz Galena, Cerussite, Anglesite, Pyromorphite Sulfur, Hemmimorphite, Zincite, Smithsonite, Franklenite Ag, Pyrargyrite, Cerargyrite Halite Bauxite Chalcopyrite, Boronite, Enargite, Cuprite, Malachite, Azurite, Chryssocolla, Chalcocite Gold Euxenite Euxenite Alunite, Orthoclase, Nephelite, Leucite, Apophullite; Flourite, Cryolite, Vesuvianite; Lepidolite: Dolomite, Magnesite, Espomite, Spinel, Olivine, Pyrope, Biotite, Talc Realgar, Orpiment, Niccolite, Cobalite Arsenopyrite, Tetrahedrite Monzanite, Orthite

(Zn, Cd) S - Zinc Cadmium Sulfate Zn2SiO4: Mn, As - ZincSilicate, Manganese, Arsenic Gd2O2S: Tb - Gadolinium Silicate: Tebrium Y2SiO12: Ce - Yitrium Silicate: Cerium

Cd As Gd, Tb Ce

Printed Circuit Boards, Computer Chips:

Silicon Cu - Copper Au - Gold Ag - Silver Tin Al - Aluminum Si Cu Au Ag Sn Al Quartz Chalcopyrite, Boronite, Enargite, Cuprite, Malachite, Azurite, Chrysocolla, Chalcocite Gold Ag, Pyrargyrite, Cerargyrite Cassiterite Bauxite

There are 66 individual minerals that contribute to the typical computer that are identified above. There are others, in addition to those listed above, but it should be evident that without many minerals, there would be no computers, or televisions, for that matter.

Source: Mine-Engineer.com
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