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Fifty minerals that changed the course of history

2012

Format:	Book
Author:	Chaline, Eric.
Title:	Fifty minerals that changed the course of history / written by Eric Chaline.
Publisher, Date:	Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books, 2012.
Description:	223 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
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.
Series:	Fifty things that changed the course of history Fifty things that changed the course of history.
Subjects:	Minerals -- History. Minerals -- Social aspects. Civilization.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Web Site:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description
LCCN:	2012289130
ISBN:	9781554079841 1554079845
Other Number:	777304452
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Control Number:	351455
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Call Number:	549.09 Chaline

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