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    Cobalt is one of the many elements used to power your cell phone. It is used to make the rechargeable batteries in phones. This article is very interesting and discusses other elements used in smart phones.

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    The most common form of crystalline silica is quartz, which is found in sand, gravel, clay, granite, diatomaceous earth, and many other forms of rock. Non-crystalline silica is found in glass, silicon carbide, and silicone.

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    A comparatively rare mineral, wolframite can be found basically all over the world. It is known that wherever tin can be found, wolframite will be there too.

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    Fun fact about silicon. People call it Silicon Valley because there is silicon in the computer chips. That’s pretty neat

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    Silicon is the 7th most abundant element in the universe and can be found primarily in China. In 2018 China accounted for about 2/3 of the global silicon production of 6.7 million metric tons that year via statista. That is a lot of silicon :D

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    Silicon combines with oxygen and other elements to form silicate minerals which composite more than 90% of the Earth’s crust via “The Science Behind the Headlines.” That’s pretty neat

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    Bastnaesites is mined around the world, but most of the mining comes from Northern America and the northwestern part of Europe. There are also several dozen mines around the Sweden area, which is where it was first described by Wilhelm Hisinger

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    Bastnaesite is and it is used as a magnet in the speakers, microphones, and vibration motor in our phones.

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    Tantalite, a source material of tantalum, is a mineral found in parts of Africa and Brazil that is often used in phones to regulate voltage and increase audio quality

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    Indium, found in China and Korea, are an important part of the liquid crystal displays found in our phones due to its unique trait of being both transparent and be able to conduct electricity.

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    Graphite, which is often mined in China and India, is an essential battery element in our phones due to its ability to conduct electricity and resist corrosion.

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    Tungsten deposits can be found across the globe, however the world’s largest deposit can be found in Eastern Asia.

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    Graphite is used for the anodes of lithium-ion batteries because of its electrical and thermal conductivity.

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    Did you know bastnaesite is used to make magnets in all kinds of speakers?

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    Lithium is used to charge the battery of a smartphone. Most lithium is mined in Australia who saw a 300% spike in demand from 2016-2018. This article points to the toxic process of mining lithium.

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    Olympic metals for Tokyo 2020 were made from materials coming from recycled mobile phones.

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    Did you know there are small amounts of gold used in cell phones? They use gold for electronic connections because it is more reliable, softer and more malleable than other cheaper metals like silver.

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    There are many industries worldwide that utilize these materials. Copper has a high value, as it can be remade into electrical wiring you would find in a house or a vehicle. Platinum can be recycled and remade into internal combustion engine spark plugs.

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    Last but not least, to add a little more on the shortage and consumption of platinum. China consumed over 71.92 metric tons in 2018 comparatively to North America who consumed over 32.24 metric tons.

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