Minerals |
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| Author:
| Casper, Julie Kerr |
| Series title: | Natural Resources Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8160-6357-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Publisher: | Facts On File, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.55 |
Book Description:
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Minerals, metals, and elements are critical to society. This volume examines how minerals form and why they occur where they do. It focuses on civilization's fascination with these valuable commodities, and looks at mining and its development, as well as mineral resources found deep in the oceans.
Minerals, metals, and elements are critical to society. This volume examines how minerals form and why they occur where they do. It focuses on civilization's fascination with these valuable commodities, and looks at mining and its development, as well as mineral resources found deep in the oceans.