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The refined minerals from rocks are used in automobile construction. Sulfur is used in tires, iron is used for many parts, feldspars and silicates for glass, bauxite for aluminum, and so on. Electricity used to manufacture the car may be provided by coal, an organic sedimentary rock.
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