An edition of Fifty Minerals That Changed The Course Of History
(2012)
Fifty minerals that changed the course of history
by Eric Chaline
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"Using the word 'minerals' in its broadest sense, Fifty Minerals that Changed the Course of History features the metals, alloys, rocks, and organic minerals and gemstones that humans have used as the building blocks of civilization. ... Weaving strands of economic, cultural, political and industrial history, each entry gives a fascinating perspective on the scope and pace of human development, and the dangers posed by our exploitation of Earth's resources."--Page 4 of cover.
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Table of Contents
Diamond
Copper
Bronze
Alabaster
Alum
Aluminum
Asbestos
Amber
Silver
Clay
Arsenic
Asphalt
Gold
Chalk
Coal
Coral
Ivory
Slate
Iron
Kaolin
Graphite
Gypsum
Mercury
Potassium
Marble
Nacre
Natron
Obsidian
Ocher
Petroleum
Phosphorus
Platinum
Lead
Plutonium
Pumice
Quartz
Radium
Sand
Saltpeter
Salt
Flint
Steel
Tin
Sulfur
Talc
Titanium
Uranium
Jade
Tungsten
Zinc.
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Originally published: 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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