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- 4. ore powdered iron
- 6. used in fine polishing, sandpaper, jewelry and gemstones
- 8. ingredient in talcum powder
- 10. used in batteries and ammunition
- 11. used in the nuclear industry and to make light
- 12. used in table salt, bleach and cloth
- 13. Quartz
- 15. used as hardening alloy for lead
- 17. used in roo shingles and medicines
- 18. produced in Florida and Virginia
- 19. natural magnet
- 20. naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline structure
- 22. used in cemented carbide parts for the U.S.
- 24. used in animal fed and cat litter
- 26. used in stainless and heat-resisting products
- 28. Used in cement
- 29. used in floor and wall tiles as an absorbant
- 30. Used for windows, doors, spark plugs
- 32. heavy metal contained in barite
- 34. used today for soap and abrasive cleaners
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- 1. fourth most common metal in use
- 2. used in jewelry and arts and very expensive and used in the movie"The Hangover 3"
- 3. used in nuclear medicine and atomic dating
- 5. used for cat litter
- 6. used in integrated circuits
- 7. Illinois state mineral, used in toothpaste
- 9. used in pencil lead
- 14. essential to iron and steel production
- 15. most abundant metal element in the earth crust
- 16. Greek word meaning blood-like because of the color of its powder
- 21. Compounds are used in ceramic and glass and batteries
- 23. Industrially important in glass and ceramic hardware
- 25. lead-acid batteries, gasoline
- 26. superalloys for aircraft gas turbine engines
- 27. used in wiring, tubing, coins
- 31. used in flat panel devices
- 33. as flakes, scales or shreds