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Minerals used to make cars - starting and stopping
Lead used to be added to petrol. It comes from the mineral galena. Asbestos is used to make car brakes. Both lead and asbestos are known to be bad for our health, so we try not to use them much nowadays.
Galena (left), and serpentine (right) are not used anymore as lead and asbestos are not added to petrol or used to make brakes
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