https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky Where do the minerals you use come from taht you use in "your stuff" en-us 2022-02-08 18:09:43 UTC 2022-02-15 17:54:27 UTC hello@padlet.com lcneitzke https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036177736 Bauxite Mines to make aluminum ]]> 2022-02-08 18:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036177736 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036597586 Copper is produced in this region of El Salvador.]]> 2022-02-08 22:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036597586 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036598005 silica sand used to make eyeglasses - Aabir Rashid

]]> 2022-02-08 22:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036598005 ajc465 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036600862 Cobalt is mined in the Congo, used in batteries (phone, electric cars etc)

-Andrew Carsky-Wilson]]> 2022-02-08 22:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036600862 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036612298 The largest lithium mine used for batteries.- Lisa Heithmar]]> 2022-02-08 22:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036612298 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036658332 Angela Chaikovsky - cobalt which is one of the important materials in an iphone used to be primarily mined from this region.]]> 2022-02-08 23:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036658332 sap392 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036658692 China is the largest producer of stainless steel in the world. Stainless steel is the main component for the body of the water bottle I drink out of everyday.

- Saumil Parkhi]]> 2022-02-08 23:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036658692 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036676017 India is one of the largest quartz-producing countries along with China, Brazil, and Turkey. Quartz could be a component of glass, such as the glass drinking cups that we use. - Christopher Lee]]> 2022-02-08 23:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036676017 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036694588 North of Pretoria in the Bushveld Complex, the mineral Chromium can be found and this is used to make my computer that I use everyday for my studies - Julian Ade]]> 2022-02-08 23:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036694588 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036776014 I use sulfur everyday in my face wash, which comes from hot springs usually. 

-Ava Palmer]]> 2022-02-09 00:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036776014 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036932650 Diamonds, which can be found in Russia, are used for jewelry. 
-Lizbeth Sanchez ]]> 2022-02-09 02:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036932650 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036991277 Lithium is mined in Bolivia, which is then used for batteries, laptops, and phones]]> 2022-02-09 03:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2036991277 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2037046711 One mineral that is found in China is aluminum and I use aluminum every day. One item that aluminum is used in is my phone and I use my phone all the time.]]> 2022-02-09 04:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2037046711 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2037055603 One mineral that is found in India is present in the makeup that I use to provide color or shine to it.]]> 2022-02-09 04:12:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2037055603 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2037263015 Amanda Tumas - Much of the world's silver comes from Alaska, I wear earrings that are made with silver. ]]> 2022-02-09 07:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2037263015 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2038401767 Gold is mined in Nigeria. Gold is what my family’s religious chains are made of. 

- rohun kapoor ]]> 2022-02-09 17:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2038401767 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2039226048 Quartz contains silicon and is used to make silicon chips in computers. It is also used to make the glass in computer screens.
-Hasti Patel]]> 2022-02-10 01:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2039226048 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2039264686 Utah has one of the biggest copper mines, copper is one of the minerals in our phones which is a device that I use all throughout my day.]]> 2022-02-10 02:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2039264686 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2039451873 Gold can be found in Nevada USA, I have chains
that are gold which I wear everyday. 

Luigi Lulaj

]]> 2022-02-10 04:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2039451873 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2039564495 Silver is used to make mirrors, as it is the best reflector of visible light known. Its also in batteries and they are everyday stuff we all use for our electronics. 
- Geovanna Armijos ]]> 2022-02-10 06:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2039564495 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040576244 Zinc is a mineral I drink everyday and it's mainly found and produced by canada. ]]> 2022-02-10 15:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040576244 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040603713 I wear an emerald on my gold chain. It was mined from Columbia. It's very hard and I often bite it and has a darker green hue than what you see in pictures. 

- Rohan Dash]]> 2022-02-10 16:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040603713 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040604216 A mixture of graphite and clay make up the lead in pencils, which is something that I, and almost everyone use on a daily basis. Sri Lanka is the only country in the world to produce the purest form of graphite. - Eamon Murphy ]]> 2022-02-10 16:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040604216 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040639342 American car manufacturing used to source iron from these rich sedimentary deposits on the shores of lake Superior. These Precambrian banded ironstones were formed by primitive photosynthetic bacteria which produced huge amounts of iron waste in photosynthesis.  

-Andrew Loh ]]> 2022-02-10 16:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040639342 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040655814 This place is known as the "Kaolin Capital of the World". Kaolin is one of the minerals used in a clay facial mask I use often. - Sophia Pickett]]> 2022-02-10 16:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040655814 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040779451 Chromium is found in stainless steel, which is part of my everyday life because it is what my Hydro Flask is made of.
- Valentina Giraldo]]> 2022-02-10 17:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040779451 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040822136 My hand lotion that I use daily has magnesium ascorbyl phosphate in it. Magnesium is found in mineral deposits, such as magnesite and dolomite. China has 27 proven deposits of magnesite in many different provinces. ]]> 2022-02-10 17:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040822136 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040863784 Adam Gurra
 

Cobalt is found in Canada and it is used in phones to help create rechargeable batteries and boosts energy life.]]> 2022-02-10 18:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040863784 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040884628 Lithium batteries. One location lithium has been found is Nevada.
-kai schraven]]> 2022-02-10 18:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040884628 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040924929 Iron is found in many places in earths crust and is used to make different elements in an iPhone which is something i use every day. Many of the parts inside of the phone are made out of iron and aluminum. - Tariq Justice]]> 2022-02-10 18:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040924929 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040985383 Titanium, Tungsten, Aluminum are minerals iPhones can be made of and is an item I use basically every day. -- Tyrese Francois]]> 2022-02-10 19:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2040985383 fmk31 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041033783 Brazil contains one of the largest iron ore areas in the world. Iron is used in simple utensils such as forks, spoons, and knives which we eat food with. 

-Faizan Khan]]> 2022-02-10 19:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041033783 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041049738 Diamonds are found in Russia. It is the country with the largest diamond reserve in the world. 

-Tomas Mesples]]> 2022-02-10 19:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041049738 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041050542 Sunscreen
A very important step in my skincare routine is when I apply sunscreen after my serums and moisturizers. Zinc oxide and titanium oxide make up most mineral sunscreens. 
- Sol Bee Park]]> 2022-02-10 19:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041050542 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041051869 'Fluorite' (also known as Fluorspar) Which is used in the manufacturing of daily use materials like, Toothpaste, Drinking Water, Aluminum and Steel Products and in other chemicals used for cosmetics. Harden County, Illinois is the only place in the state where this mineral is mined at.  
~Aditya Dabas]]> 2022-02-10 19:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041051869 sb1855 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041060631 My gua sha is made of jade which can come from many different places, such as Myanmar, New Zealand, Canada, Taiwan, etc. My gua sha is specifically made from jade in China]]> 2022-02-10 19:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041060631 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041075151 I use chapstick every day. It turns out that titanium dioxide, a mineral, is a key ingredient in chapstick. Titanium dioxide is found in ores worldwide but has an especially large production coming from Australia and South Africa.- Isabella Gallipoli]]> 2022-02-10 19:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041075151 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041084721 This yellow pigment in the paint contains cadmium that can be found in mineral deposits in Colorado.
- Luiza Leite]]> 2022-02-10 19:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041084721 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041093280 Zinc Oxide is a mineral that is found in New Jersey. It is found in the sunscreen I wear everyday. 
- Priyal Patel ]]> 2022-02-10 20:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041093280 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041094460 My computer's battery has lithium that can be found in this region's salt flats. (Bolivia, Chile and Argentina together referred as the lithium triangle )
- Luiza Leite]]> 2022-02-10 20:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041094460 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041097318 Sodium Chloride is an ingredient used in my daily facial wash- Jada Kennedy ]]> 2022-02-10 20:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041097318 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041120247 Germany has the largest amount of brass which is a metal that is commonly used to make car keys. - Muhammad Haadi Chaudhry]]> 2022-02-10 20:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041120247 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041124410 The glasses that I wear everyday are made up of titanium that comes from China
Azan Kashmiri ]]> 2022-02-10 20:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041124410 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041133231 I have quartz aquarium heaters in my two fish tanks, blast proof to protect the fish, and quartz is commonly found in the Alps

Julianne Milosis]]> 2022-02-10 20:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041133231 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041141990 Mica is one of the many minerals used to make up the paper I use everyday in my notebooks. Bihar and the Nellore district of Madras is where 50 percent of the mica used today comes from.

-Pharaoh Davis]]> 2022-02-10 20:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041141990 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041143505 I use neodymium magnets daily in my work; neodymium is found in the minerals monazite and bastnaesite and, like most critical materials, is mined mainly in China. 
- Sanjna Sukumaran ]]> 2022-02-10 20:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041143505 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041158434 Germany is the US's largest supplier of brass. Most doorknobs are made of brass and while I couldn't test this I believe my doorknob is also made of brass.
Tyler Strzeminski]]> 2022-02-10 20:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041158434 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041162626 India has one of the largest graphite preseveres. I use graphite everyday when I am writing in my diary, or journal, or if i am just taking notes. (Nehal Patel)]]> 2022-02-10 20:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041162626 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041166479 Silicon is mainly mined in China. This is an essential mineral for computer chips in phones. Phones are a big part of my life and I use them on a daily basis. - Arnav Sinha]]> 2022-02-10 20:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041166479 jjk291 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041170048 Limestone is one of the components that make up mineral glass. -Jeremy Kim]]> 2022-02-10 20:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041170048 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041171650 Mexico has one of the worlds many graphite reservations. Pencils are something I use commonly in my everyday life and they contain graphite primarily.
- Jason Hernandez]]> 2022-02-10 20:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041171650 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041177788 Aluminum is mined here and is one of the largest reserves with 7.4 billion tons mined, and it can be used for a lot of car parts]]> 2022-02-10 20:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041177788 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041179599 Lithium in batteries, found all over the world. This is an igneous rock deposited . It is useful as many electronics rely on it and it’s a good conductor of electricity. - Rohan Dash ]]> 2022-02-10 20:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041179599 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041184528 Connor McKenzie: Lithium in my Nintendo Switch
Australia is the worlds most forefront leader in lithium production. Lithium is used in the batteries of the Switch and is a very rare resource, most commonly found in Greenbushes in Australia.]]> 2022-02-10 21:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041184528 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041190786 Tellurium is found in copper ore and most often extracted as a by-product of copper processing. Tellurium is mined in Japan and Canada. - Mark Romero

]]> 2022-02-10 21:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041190786 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041206739 I learned that iron ore from Sweden is used to make cars, ships, and furniture. In the second world war this was a lifeline for the German army for raw tank and plane material. The Kiruna mine produces almost 27 million tons of iron ore a year. - Matt Kent]]> 2022-02-10 21:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041206739 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041310892 (Quartz)
Drinking glasses are typically made of silica sand. Silica sand though is man-made in factories from the mineral Quartz. I found it impeccable how it is possible to break down quartz and change their molecule compound into a more clearer substance.]]> 2022-02-10 22:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2041310892 https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2049183226 Portugal is the highest copper producer in all of europe 
-alexa almeida]]> 2022-02-15 17:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lcneitzke/6oqwvpq35cm8m8ky/wish/2049183226