At the moment, there isn't any way of knowing if your phone contains conflict minerals as no official audit process was in place when it was manufactured. No official processes have been released by the US Securities and Exchange Commission SEC as yet.
One of the major problems facing authorities in developing a method of tracing the origins of minerals is metal smelters. Often mineral ore is mined in small amounts which need melting together to make enough to sell. This is where the problem of tracability arises as metals of differing origins, i.e some from 'conflict free' and some 'conflict' mines will all be melted into one. At this point it is impossible to determine where the ore has come from.
Salt, a pencil, and a cell phone
As far as we know, Earth.
Yes! In fact it does have minerals in it!
its definitely not your mom so i don't know then
Because rocks are made up of minerals but minerals aren't made up of rocks. Rocks are made up of little bits of many minerals. An example is granite. You know how it has speckles in it? Those are a bunch of mineral grains mixed up to form the rock granite.
A rock is composed of minerals. Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic substances with a specific chemical composition and crystal structure. Rocks can be made up of one type of mineral or a combination of different minerals.
Stalactites are primarily made of calcite, a mineral form of calcium carbonate. Other minerals commonly found in stalactites include aragonite and gypsum. These minerals are deposited on cave ceilings by dripping water, creating the elongated formations we know as stalactites.
MINERALS
Not all rocks are made of minerals. Rocks can be composed of minerals or can be made up of organic materials like shells, fossils, or volcanic glass. Some rocks, like coal or obsidian, do not contain minerals but are still considered rocks.
you may not know this but sea cliffs are made by rock and many other minerals
Minerals can not be man made. If it is than its not a mineral.
Yes they are made out of tons of minerals!