MINERALS

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OMPUTE

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MY QUESTION

The question that I researched was :What minerals are in computers and how do they affect the performance

COMPUTER

MONITOR

THE MONITOR

The minerals in the monitor includes

• Sulfur, Hemmimorphite, Zincite

• Smithsonite, Franklenite

• Silver Ag Ag, Pyrargyrite, Cerargyrite

• Chlorine Cl Halite

• Bauxite

• Chalcopyrite, Boronite, Enargite, Cuprite, Malachite, Azurite, Chrysocolla, Chalcocite

• Gold

• Y2O2S - Yittrium Sulfate Y

• Alunite, Orthoclase, Nephelite, Leucite,

• Manganese Apophullite; Flourite, Cryolite, Vesuvianite;

• Lepidolite: Dolomite, Magnesite, Espomite, Spinel, Olivine, Pyrope, Biotite, Talc

MOTHER BOARD, GRAPHICS CARD, RAM CARD, AND CPU

MOTHER BOARD, GRAPHICS CARD, RAM CARD, AND CPUThe minerals included in the Mother Board, Graphics Card, ram card, and cpu

• Silicon

• Quartz

• Cu - Copper

• Chalcopyrite, Boronite, Enargite, Cuprite, Malachite, Azurite, Chrysocolla, Chalcocite

• Au - Gold

• Ag - Silver

• Pyrargyrite, Cerargyrite

• Tin Cassiterite

• Al – Aluminum

• Bauxite

POWER SUPPLY

Picture of the Power Supply

POWER SUPPLY

Minerals included in the Power Supply

No information on the Power Supply minerals

COMPUTER CASE

COMPUTER CASE

Minerals in a computer case

• Iron

• And the cheaper kind has plastic

CITATIONS

http://www.nma.org/pdf/m_computer.pdfhttp://therefiningcompany.com/How-Much-Gold-Is-In-A-PC.aspxhttp://mine-engineer.com/mining/minerals_Computer2.htm