The FOUNDATION is probably concrete (limestone, clay,
shale, gypsum and aggregate mining).
The EXTERIOR WALLS may be of brick (clay mining) or
stone (dimension stone mining).
The INSULATION in the walls may be glass, wool (silica,
feldspar and trona mining), or expanded vermiculite
(vermiculite mining).
The INTERIOR WALLS are usually wallboard (gypsum
mining).
The LUMBER will be fastened with nails and screws (iron
ore and zinc mining).
Your SEWER PIPING is made of clay or iron pipe (clay
mining or iron ore mining).
Your WATER PIPE is of iron or copper or aluminum (iron
ore mining or copper mining).
Your ELECTRICAL WIRING is of copper or aluminum (copper
mining or bauxite mining).
Your SANITARY FACILITIES are made of porcelain (clay
mining).
Your PLUMBING FIXTURES are made of brass (copper and
zinc mining) or stainless steel (nickel and chrome
mining).
Your GUTTERS are made of galvanized steel (iron ore and
zinc mining).
Your PAINT is manufactured with mineral fillers and
pigments (from minerals obtained from mining).
Your WINDOWS are made from glass (trona, silica, sand
and feldspar mining).
Your DOOR KNOBS, LOCKS and HINGES are brass or steel
(copper, zinc and iron ore mining).
Finally, your MORTGAGE is written on paper made from
wood or cloth fiber, and fibers with clay (from clay
mining).
From 1983 Marcus Whitman Gem & Mineral Society
Bulletin, via The Petrified Digest 6/96