Minerals gifts from the Earth /
Explains how minerals and formed and how they are used in technology.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Chelsea House,
c2007.
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| Series: | Natural resources (New York, N.Y.)
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Table of Contents:
- Concepts of mineral resources and geographical distribution
- The history of minerals and their impact on civilizations throughout the ages
- Types of resources : renewable and nonrenewable
- Mining and the development of mineral resources
- The uses and impacts of minerals
- The importance of minerals : goods and services
- Management of mineral resources
- Conservation of precious mineral resources
- Conclusion : the future of minerals.