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Minerals have been integral to human advancement since the Bronze Age.
These are basic and essential raw materials in our daily lives, and are vital for economic, social and technological development. We never know which mineral will be key to society’s next burst of innovation or to its survival.
There are more than 5,000 different types of minerals. To understand the changing world of minerals, you need to look to the ones that power the devices around you. Every component involved in the production, transmission, and use of electricity originates from minerals.
Our products find their way into thousands of applications everyday making life smooth and efficient. The following examples highlight how deeply you rely on them.
When you roll out of bed at 7 in the morning to enjoy a cup of coffee with breakfast, your coffee cup is most likely 100% mineral based. The manufacturer used minerals such as talc and wollastonite to reinforce the plastic shell of your coffee machine. The dishwasher that washes the cup has rubber gasket that surrounds the door contains minerals; and the white plastic housing of machine contains minerals to make it more rigid, particularly at high temperatures.
After breakfast, when you take a shower, shampoo and showergel contain minerals such as kaolin and talc to give them that luxurious creamy or pearlescent effect. Mica and Talc in eye shadow as well as face powder gives your face silky feel and smooth an dshining touch .
On the way to your office, minerals increase the structural rigidity of the plastic bumpers, door pillars and dashboard in your car - keeping you safe in the event of an accident, and mica may well have been used to improve the sound damping of the plastic bodywork. The paint on the outside of your car contains minerals to prevent corrosion and improve scratch resistance.
The minerals are used in the paper and notepads lying on your desk to improve productivity, surface and print quality. Used as multifunctional fillers, they improve papermaking runnability and allow higher filler loading. Paints in your office consists of minerals such as mica, kaolin, wollastonite which protect the material from deterioration before and after application, help control flow and leveling and stabilize it during storage and application. They contribute to the color, durability, protective qualities, texture, gloss and application characteristics of the coating.
Your lunch is packed in an airtight plastic container which may include mineral like talc or wollastonite to make it more rigid and durable.
When heading back to home, when you buy grocery , little you know that Talc is used in olive oil as processing aid when moisture contents are high in olive fruit or maturation points are swaying towards overripe (i.e. later in the season). Talc can absorb up to 10-15 times its weight in water.
After a hectic day, now its time to breathe and relax in your balcony!! If you use plastic chairs- these are reinforced with minerals as fillers like talc and calcium carbonate which gives strength. Minerals also extend the properties of wood paints and hence used in wooden furnitures.
At night, when you take the garbage out from the kitchen, it is later sent to industries which is recycled using minerals.
Before going to bed, the toothpaste which you use for brushing teeth contains calcium and phosphorous (in the form of phosphate) as they play a key role in keeping your teeth from becoming soft and avoiding cavities