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MINERAL RESEARCH
My Question
 What mineral in magnesium makes it a highly
Flammable Substance?
 what mineral in magnesium allows it to
become a medicated substance
 How does it help the human body and its
systems
Magnesium
 Magnesium is a element that is full of minerals that
combine to make a easily flammable substance.
 The metal burns with a characteristic brilliant-white
light, making it a useful ingredient in flares
 Magnesium is a rather strong, silvery-white, light-weight
metal. It tarnishes slightly when exposed to air, unlike
some other minerals.
Thermite
 Thermite is a Metal powder and a fuel. When ignited it
thermite undergoes an exothermic reaction
 Most varieties are not explosive but it does indeed burn for a
period of time.
 Thermite is mixed into magnesium which is possible why
magnesium is highly flammable element
Garnet
 Garnet is found in many colors including red,
orange, yellow, green, purple, brown, blue,
black, pink and sometimes colorless this adds
color variety to the flammable part of
magnesium
What does magnesium do for the body
 Magnesium is an essential mineral , with nearly 70% of
the body's supply being located in the bones
 an abundant mineral in the body, is naturally present in
many foods, added to other food products
 available as a dietary supplement, and present in some
medicines
Adelite
 The rare mineral Adelite, Contains some calcium which is in some
medications that use the good things of magnesium with a chemical
formula CaMgAsO4OH. Magnesium can boost and support the body
Magnesium oxide
 Magnesium oxide,or magnesia, is a white
hygroscopic solid mineral. In medicine,
magnesium oxide is used for relief of heartburn
and sore stomach, as an antacid, magnesium
supplement, and as a short-term laxative
What if you don’t have enough
magnesium?
 Hypomagnesaemia is an electrolyte disturbance in which
there is an abnormally low level of magnesium in the
blood. Normal magnesium levels in humans fall between
1.5 - 2.5 mg x
Recommended dosage
Age
Male
Female
Pregnancy
Birth to 6
months
30 mg
30
7-12 months
75
75
1-3 years
80
80
4-8 years
130
130
9-13 years
240
240
14-18 years
410
360
400 mg
19-30 years
400
310
350 mg
31-50 years
420
320
360 mg
51+ years
420
320