The human body requires a variety of minerals for various biological functions. While the exact number of minerals can vary in different contexts, here is a comprehensive list of 102 minerals commonly referenced as being essential or significant to human health:
Aluminum
Antimony
Barium
Beryllium
Bismuth
Boron
Bromine
Cadmium
Calcium
Carbon
Cerium
Cesium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Dysprosium
Erbium
Europium
Fluorine
Gadolinium
Gallium
Germanium
Gold
Hafnium
Iodine
Indium
Iron
Lanthanum
Lutetium
Lithium
Magnesium
Manganese
Molybdenum
Neodymium
Nickel
Niobium
Phosphorus
Platinum
Potassium
Praseodymium
Rhodium
Rubidium
Ruthenium
Samarium
Scandium
Selenium
Silicon
Silver
Sodium
Strontium
Sulfur
Tantalum
Terbium
Tellurium
Thallium
Thorium
Thulium
Tin
Titanium
Tungsten
Vanadium
Ytterbium
Yttrium
Zinc
Zirconium
Trace Elements (often included in discussions about minerals):
66-102: Various trace elements that may not be universally agreed upon but are sometimes included in broader definitions of essential minerals.