Diamonds
Halite is the name of the mineral used most often -- Sodium Chloride. (table salt)
The mineral - is talc. It is a naturally occurring mineral.
The most common mineral which is used in laundry detergent are phosphates. This is used in detergents to remove hard water minerals in clothing.
Wires are generally not comprised of minerals, but metals. Examples are copper, aluminum, and gold. There are some insulation systems that use "rock wool" (which is mineral based), for high temperature or high radiation exposure.
Iron
The most important application is as fertilizers in agriculture.
aluminum
Many minerals have similar color, and mineral color can be altered by trace amounts of impurities or by weathering. A better indicator would be the mineral's streak, which is the color of the mineral when powdered, although this characteristic can't be used alone in mineral identification.
One mineral that is strongly magnetic is magnetite, which is a naturally occurring iron oxide mineral. It is one of the most common magnetic minerals and is often used in compasses and other magnetic devices. Magnetite can be found in igneous and metamorphic rocks worldwide.
Quartz is the most common mineral found in Australia, and it is found all over the country.
It is used for cermonics, mineral coolecting and glazing. :)
The most common mineral that can be magnetized is magnetite.