Minerals are an important part of our daily life and many items are produced with their help. The roads we cross, the buildings we live in, etc. are part of the things that would not be available to us without minerals. For example, they use asphalt for road construction, which is produced from a combination of bitumen and sand. To make sand, mineral stones are taken to factories and their size is reduced during certain steps. In this article, we will introduce the types of mineral stones and their uses.
Aluminum
Aluminum is the most abundant metal element in the earth's crust. Bauxite ore is the main source of aluminum. Aluminum is used in automobiles and airplanes (36%), bottling and canning industries (25%), construction and electricity (14%) and in other applications (25%).
Antimony
Antimony is a gray, brittle semi-metallic mineral. This mineral is rarely found independently in nature, but it is present in a number of minerals. Antimony is mainly used for flame retardants, as well as in ammunition and car batteries, and as a disintegrating agent in glassmaking.
Basalt stone
Basalt is an igneous rock that is used in the construction of highways and is one of the main materials of asphalt.
Barim
Barium is a functional element derived primarily from the mineral barite and is used as a heavy additive in paint, rubber, plastic, and paper.
Brailium
Beryllium is an element that is usually associated with igneous rocks and has industrial applications. This mineral is used in light and very strong alloys for the aircraft industry. In addition, it is used as an oxidizer in the metallurgical industry.
Bismout
Bismuth is used in pharmaceutical and chemical industries. In addition to them, a part of the output of bismuth ore is used in ceramics, painting, catalyst and various minor applications. Bismuth metal is relatively inert and non-toxic, which is why it has replaced toxic materials in many applications such as piping, bullets, metal alloys, and soldering.
Chromite
Chromite ore is used in the production of stainless steel due to its properties such as high heat resistance.
Cobalt
Half of the use of cobalt ore is in the production of industrial engines. Besides that, cobalt can be used to make magnets and it is used in the production of blue paint, porcelain, glass and pottery.
Copper metal
Copper ore is used in electric cables and wires, plumbing. Without copper, it is not possible to make many heating devices, electronics, industrial machines and equipment, transportation, coins, jewelry, etc.
Diamond
Industrial diamonds are among those minerals that cannot be used as gemstones to decorate jewelry. Large diamonds are used in drilling tools to cut stone, and small diamonds are used to cut and polish stone and ceramic products.
Zinc metal
Zinc ore is used as a protective coating on steel, brass and as a chemical compound in rubber and paint. Its other uses include galvanized iron, making car parts, chemicals, etc. Zinc oxide is also used in pharmaceuticals, dyes and rubbers.
Uranium
Uranium is a radioactive material that is used in defense systems and in X-ray devices and electronic tools.
Tin
Tin is used in making cans and containers, electrical equipment and chemicals.
Titanium
Titanium is a metal that is mostly used in jet engines, airlines and rockets. If this mineral is turned into powder, it is used as a white color for paper, plastic, rubber and other materials.
Quartz
Quartz crystals are very popular as gemstones. Quartz is used in the manufacture of glass, paint, abrasives, precision measuring instruments, etc.
Gold
Gold is used in dentistry and medicine, jewelry, coins and bullion. In addition, it is used for scientific and electronic instruments, computer circuits and as an electrolyte in many applications in the aerospace industry.
Granite
Cut granite is used for historical monuments, stone facade decoration of buildings, tables, statues, etc. In addition, depending on the project, it may be used for the construction of a railway or be part of a highway.
