The best places to buy rocks and minerals are rock shops. Unfortunately, not every community has them. Next would be a rock and mineral show, where dealers display and sell their inventories to the public. Do a Google search for rock and mineral shows in your state. Thirdly, good deals can be made on websites such as eBay, especially on specimens that are being bid on.
You can buy minerals from online mineral dealers, or from rock shops, or from mineral shows, or from mineral collectors. Minerals are also sometimes sold at auction, or at museums and universities with active earth science departments.
A quick internet search will turn up any of the above in your area. Pretty much any city of decent size, say a couple hundred thousand people, will have places to buy minerals, though where minerals are abundant, and collecting is good or there's a rich history of mining, there will be more than in geologically barren areas.
Drugstores like Walgreen's, ect.
yes it can
Oil does not meet the definition of a mineral, i.e., a solid, definite chemical formula, formed by nature, with a crystalline structure.
I can't tell you why mineral oil is carcinogenic but I can tell you that when given to lab rats in small doses, they die. This includes topical, injected, and oral doeses. The four fastest ways for anything to be absorbed into your body are: 1) IV 2)through the skin, 3) under the tongue, and 4) oral digestion. Mineral oil is basically crude oil. Crude oil is also what motor oil is, mineral oil is just more refined than motor oil. Petroleum jelly is also basically the same thing only hardened. It has been proven that mineral oil is carcinogenic. With that in mind, think about all the skin care products you use on you or your children that contain mineral oil; especially as a main ingredient. Baby oil is mineral oil with fregrance added. If you use baby oil to tan or for "moisture" you are slathering yourself up with one big cancer-causing cocktail. Mineral oil is used in these products because it is cheap, it is readily available, and it is a great emulsifier. Mineral oil is a giant molecule that has lots of attachment sites for water to cling to. When this happens the molecule gets really fluffy and looks creamy like lotions. It is a great, cheap filler to cosmetic and personal care producers. Want to find baby products and other personal care products that contain no mineral oil, or anything that causes cancer for that matter?
Oil is not a minerl because:It is not solidIt is composed of organic substances.
You "crack" it.
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If you are looking for Food Grade Mineral Oil then you can get it form STE OIl they are a leading supplier of Mineral oil steoil.com/food-grade
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baby oil is scented mineral oil
Baby oil is mineral oil that has had a scent added to it.
Yes mineral oil is derived from crude oil. ---- No. Mineral oil is another term for vegetable oil, which is derived from the natural oils of plants, not crude.
Mineral oil is available in most drug stores.
does mineral oil increase cholseterol?
Heavy mineral oil is a more viscous substance, light mineral oil is less viscous. Therapeutically, Light Mineral Oil is used as an emollient for the skin, while Heavy Mineral Oil is used as a Cathartic/Laxative for the bowel.
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Yes, baby oil is the same thing as mineral oil. The difference is that the baby oil is perfumed oil.