Fifty minerals that changed the course of history, written by Eric Chaline
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Fifty minerals that changed the course of history, written by Eric Chaline
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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illustrationsportraits
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
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Fifty minerals that changed the course of history
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bibliography
Responsibility statement
written by Eric Chaline
Summary
Chaline discusses the metals, alloys, rocks, and organic minerals and gemstones that humans have used as the building blocks of civilization. Covering the economic, cultural, political and industrial history of each, he shows the effect of each on the scope and pace of human development, as well as the dangers posed by our exploitation of Earth's resources
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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