and Its

Purposes

By Lanz De Guzm

Mineral Resources in the

Philippines

Philippines has a large reserves

of various kinds of mineral
5th richest country in the world
Worth of 840 billion USD

Where can we find

minerals?
Earths Lithosphere
Through
- Most of the time it is extracted through
the process of mining
Minerals are present everywhere.
(Conceptual Science)

Minerals factors that affect

our society

Diet
Economy of the country
Agriculture
food
Packaging

Diet
The body needs many
minerals; these are called
essential minerals.
Divided in two parts
Macrominerals and
Microminerals

Macro Minerals
Sodium

Needed for proper fluid balance, nerve

transmission, and muscle contraction

Table salt, soy sauce; large amounts in

processed foods; small amounts in milk,
breads, vegetables, and unprocessed
meats

Chloride

Needed for proper fluid

balance, stomach acid

Table salt, soy sauce; large amounts in

processed foods; small amounts in milk,
meats, breads, and vegetables

Potassium

Needed for proper fluid balance, nerve

transmission, and muscle contraction

Meats, milk, fresh fruits and vegetables,

whole grains, legumes

Calcium

Important for healthy bones and teeth;

helps muscles relax and contract;
important in nerve
functioning, bloodclotting, blood pressure
regulation, immune system health

Milk and milk products; canned fish with

bones (salmon, sardines); fortified tofu
and fortified soy milk; greens (broccoli,
mustard greens); legumes

Phosphorus

Important for healthy bones and teeth;

Meat, fish, poultry, eggs, milk, processed
found in every cell; part of the system that
foods (including soda pop)
maintains acid-base balance

Magnesium

Found in bones; needed for making

protein, muscle contraction, nerve
transmission, immune system health

Nuts and seeds; legumes; leafy, green

vegetables; seafood; chocolate;
artichokes; "hard" drinking water

Sulfur

Found in protein molecules

Occurs in foods as part of protein: meats,

poultry, fish, eggs, milk, legumes, nuts

Microminerals
Iron

Part of a molecule (hemoglobin) found in

redblood cells that carries oxygen in the body;
needed for energy metabolism

Organ meats; red meats; fish; poultry; shellfish

(especially clams); egg yolks; legumes; dried
fruits; dark, leafy greens; iron-enriched breads
and cereals; and fortified cereals

Zinc

Part of many enzymes; needed for

making protein and genetic material; has a
function in taste perception, wound healing,
normal fetal development, production of sperm,
normal growth and sexual maturation, immune
system health

Meats, fish, poultry, leavened whole grains,

vegetables

Iodine

Found in thyroid hormone, which helps regulate Seafood, foods grown in iodine-rich soil, iodized
growth, development, and metabolism
salt, bread, dairy products

Selenium
Copper

Antioxidant
Part of many enzymes; needed for
iron metabolism

Meats, seafood, grains

Legumes, nuts and seeds, whole grains, organ
meats, drinking water

Manganese

Part of many enzymes

Widespread in foods, especially plant foods

Fluoride

Involved in formation of bones and teeth; helps

prevent tooth decay

Drinking water (either fluoridated or naturally

containing fluoride), fish, and most teas

Chromium

Works closely with insulin to regulate blood

sugar(glucose) levels

Unrefined foods, especially liver, brewer's yeast,

whole grains, nuts, cheeses

Molybdenum

Part of some enzymes

Legumes; breads and grains; leafy greens; leafy,

green vegetables; milk; liver

Economy of the country

Minerals = Money
Natural resourcesare
important for any nation to
develop
Minerals have always been
important because they

Agriculture
Phosphate rock, potash and
lime are used in agricultural
fertilizers and other mineral
products
are
used
to
improve soil
The water you drink uses

Food
Salt is added to food during preparation, and
other mineral products may also be included
some food additives are manufactured using
natural minerals
Sand is used to filter water
Diatomite and bentonite clay are both used to
clarify drinks, such as beer, fruit juices and
wine.

Packaging
Food and drink may be packaged in
cans made from aluminium or steel,
or in glass made from silica sand.
Plastic packaging is made from
chemicals obtained from oil, natural
gas or coal.

Utensils
plates may be ceramic and made from
clay, glasses are made from silica sand,
and cutlery from metals
usually
aluminum or steel
Your cooker is partly made from metals
and cooking pans are generally made
from aluminum, steel or copper.

Construction
Minerals are used in building
houses,
schools,
libraries,
hospitals, offices and shops.
Buildings use a wide range of
minerals: iron clay limestone
silica sand etc.

Transportation
Cars, trains, planes, boats and bicycles are all
made using metals such as steel and
aluminum.
Aircraft engines depend on mixtures of metals
called alloys which are made from metals
including nickel, cobalt, chromium, aluminum
and titanium.
In every car there are over 15,000
components made from minerals.

Technology and
Communications

Many of us have access to a computer and

mobile phone, and many services depend
on computers and other forms of
telecommunication.
These technologies require a wide range of
minerals and metals, including copper,
gold, platinum, tantalum, tin, zinc and
nickel.

Commonly used
Minerals

Halite ((Salt))
this mineral is used for many
things such as food seasoning,
making acids, used for chlorine,
mineral waters, medicinal
purpose, photography, and so
on

Graphite
we use this material for our
pencils which is why we get the
color gray also it can be use for
machinery as lubricants.

Copper
it is used as electric cables and wires,
switches, heating, protective coatings.
Cooper is what we use to make our
pennies, and
the most famous structure in New York,
Statue of Liberty.

Diamond
a mineral made up of the
element Carbon, it is used
for
cutting
tools,
and
gemstones in jewelry.

Calcite
mostly
made
of
calcium
carbonate is the second most
abundant mineral on earth.
Calcite is use in many ways such
as animal food, decorative stone
in buildings, mostly in the glass

Quartz
The most common and useful mineral
The computer or laptop you're using
right now has quartz Also Quartz is
used in high-tech items such as radios,
computers, TVs, clocks and watches.

Silver
We use it for many things
such as electronics, jewelry,
photography,
mirrors,
batteries, dental and medical
tools, and so much more.

Gold
mineral found along river sides
at times, or in mines. This
valuable mineral is important to
use in our lives because we use
it to make jewelry

Evaluation

Where are minerals

found?
A. Hydrosphere
B. Lithosphere
C. Saturn
D. None of the above

What is the world ranking of Philippines

in terms of mineral riches?

A. 2nd
B. 1st
C. 10th
D. 5th

What is the most

common and useful
mineral?
A. Diamond
B. Silver
C. Quartz
D. None of the Above

Which of the following

does not contain a
mineral
A. Laptop
B. cellphone
C. pencil
D. Jewelry

What is the total worth of minerals in the Philippines?

A. 840 billion USD

B. 850 billion Peso
C. 700 trillion euros
D. 840 million USD

Answers
B
D
C
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A