Water,cleaning powder,flouride. The cleaning powder in toothpaste is a finely ground mineral. It is usually gypsum [calcium sulfate hydrate CaSO42H2O] or limestone {calcium carbornate CaCO3]. Some toothpastes contain baking soda which is produced from trona ores, mined in Wyoming. The tube is made from aluminum (bauxite) or plastic (petrochemicals). The fluoride comes from a chemical grade fluorite [calcium fluoride CaF2], a transparent mineral often mined as a byproduct of lead, in surface and underground mines.
Fishing Pole
Fiberglass, plastic, steel. Fiberglass is a glass with a high content of minerals called borates; plastic from petrochemicals, and steel from iron and manganese ores.
Pencil
Wood, graphite, steel, rubber, paint, clay. A regular "lead pencil" has a cedar wood outer part. The lead is really made out of graphite. The graphite includes a small amount of clay to make it write smoothly and control the hardness and hold the graphite together. The graphite can be from petrochemicals. (There is no lead in a lead pencil.) The eraser is rubber which comes from rubber trees or is synthesized from petrochemicals. The steel ferrule which holds the eraser is made from iron and manganese ores. The paint is made from petrochemicals, mineral pigments, and mineral fillers.
Binoculars
Glass, plastic, brass, aluminum. Silica sand, petrochemicals,copper and zinc ore, and bauxite.
Matches
Wood, sulfur, phosphorus. Wood comes from trees cut with saws made of steel. Phosphorus is obtained from phosphate mines in Utah, Idaho, and Florida. Sulfur is produced as a byproduct of oil refining, copper ore processing, or by solution mining of salt domes in the Gulf of Mexico and Middle East.
Buildings
Wood, cement, stone, bricks, nails. Wood comes from trees cut with saws made of steel. Some buildings are made from bricks which are clay. Others are built from stone which is mined from quarries. Most use some form of cement or concrete. Cement is produced from limestone which is mined, crushed to fine powder, then "burned" in a kiln with a little gypsum and iron to produce Portland cement. The Portland cement is mixed with sand, gravel and water to make concrete or just sand and water to make mortar.
Kerosene Lantern
Steel, glass, cotton. Steel for the frame and tank is made from iron and manganese ore. Glass for the globe is made from silica sand trona.[Na3(CO3)(HCO3)2H2O]and other sodium minerals. Cotton grown with potash and petrochemical based fertilizer and pesticides is used for the wick.
Batteries
Steel or paper case, carbon, zinc, manganese, nickel, copper cadmium, lithium, and/or mercury. Batteries come in several major types. The least expensive is known as a "carbon-zinc" battery. All are metals produced from ores mined from open pit and underground mines.
Nested Utensils
Stainless steel. Stainless steel is a complex alloy of iron, chromium, nickel, copper, and other metals. Nickel is mined by open pit and underground methods in Ontario, Canada, Southeast Asia, and formerly mined in Oregon.
Radio
Plastic, steel, copper, tin, lead, silicon, germanium and other rare earth elements. The plastic comes from petrochemicals, steel from iron and manganese, and copper from ore. The solder is made of lead and tin.
Toothpaste
Fishing Pole
Pencil
Matches
Buildings
Kerosene Lantern
Batteries
Radio
