Minerals Crossword-Ostowari

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  1. 2. a source of lithium; found in australia, chile, argentina, and china; light purple/pink in color
  2. 4. the principal ore of copper
  3. 7. a solid, inorganic substance of natural occurrence that is a crystalline structure
  4. 9. found in china and india; is used for the anodes of lithium-ion batteries because of its electrical and thermal conductivity
  5. 10. found in china; makes silicon; conducts electricity
  6. 12. a rare- earth metal found in the color screen, speakers, and vibration unit of an iphone
  7. 14. a source of rare-earth elements; found in china; yellow/reddish-brown in color
  8. 16. a silvery, white metal that rapidly reacts to oxygen; used to make glass and fertilizers
  9. 17. a source of arsenic; steel-grey in color
  10. 18. a rare-earth metal found in the phone circuitry, speakers, and vibration unit of an iphone
  11. 19. found in China, Indonesia, Burma, and Peru and is a primary source of Tin
  12. 21. slowly tarnishes; silver in color; used to make mirrors, electrical contacts, and batteries
  13. 23. a rare-earth metal found in the color screen, phone circuitry, and speakers of an iphone
  14. 25. a source of tungsten; found in china; black/brown in color
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  1. 1. a primary source of silver; steel-to iron-grey in color
  2. 3. a sfot, silvery metal that is stable in air and water; an important part of touchscreens because it conducts electricity, bonds strongly to glass, and is transparent
  3. 5. primary source of tantalum; found in rwanda, brazil, and congo
  4. 6. a shiny, silvery-white metal that's resistant to corrosion like gold; used in a catalytic converter for cars, trucks, and buses
  5. 8. a rare-earth metal found in the color screen of an iphone
  6. 11. a rare-earth metal found in the color screen, phone circuitry, speakers, and vibration unit of an iphone
  7. 13. a rare-earth metal in the color screen, glass polishing, and phone circuitry of iphones; one of the most reactive rare-earth metals
  8. 14. the primary source of LED backlighting
  9. 15. a rare- earth metal found in the color screen, glass polishing, speakers, and phone circuitry of an iphone
  10. 20. the source of indium (used in the mobile phone screen's conductive coating) and germanium (used in display and LEDs)
  11. 22. one of the 6 mineral that make up glass; ____sand,aka silicon dioxide, makes up industrial sand and is found in China and the U.S. and used in mobile devices as screen glass and semiconductors, as it gives the glass clarity
  12. 23. a lustrous, hard-brittle, greyish-white metalloid in the carbon group; semiconductor
  13. 24. a soft, silvery metal with the lowest density of all metals; reacts vigorously with water; in rechargeable batteries for mobile phones