Minerals and Uses Activity Mat 1

Activity mat 1 for use with the Minerals and Uses Activity.

This mat features the mineral commodities talc, quartz sand, niobium, rare earth elements, and chromium. Mineral commodities with a red border are on the 2025 List of Critical Minerals. Ore/mineral samples that pair with this activity mat are talc, quartz sand, pyrochlore, bastnaesite, and chromite.